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Table 2 Baseline assessment data

From: Shared decision-making in end-stage renal disease: a protocol for a multi-center study of a communication intervention to improve end-of-life care for dialysis patients

Patient level characteristics

Age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status, type of insurance, level of formal education, employment, cause of ESRD, dialysis access, dialysis duration, comorbidities, income, household size, social support, health behaviors, religious affiliation, history of renal transplant, routine laboratories, dialysis clearance, functional status, health literacy, cognitive impairment, treatment adherence, and advanced directives

Caregiver characteristics

Age, sex, race, ethnicity, and relationship to the participant