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Health care professionals survey results |
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| N = 70 (%*) |
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| Field of professionals- |
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| Nephrologists with > 20% of time caring for HD patients** |
16 (23%) |
| Nephrologists with < 20% of time caring for HD patients |
11 (16%) |
| Nurse practitioner with > 20% of time caring for HD patients** |
1 (1%) |
| Social worker |
3 (4%) |
| Nurse/dialysis technician |
32 (46%) |
| Dietician |
1 (1%) |
| Pharmacist |
3 (4%) |
| Other |
3 (4%) |
| "Do you know the eligibility requirements of the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Cards?" |
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| Yes |
8 (11%) |
| No |
62 (89%) |
| "Do you know the eligibility requirements of the low income subsidy?" |
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| Yes |
5 (7%) |
| No |
65 (93%) |
| "Do you know which cards are available in your state/region?" |
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| Yes |
9 (13%) |
| No |
61 (87%) |
| "Do you know how to get a card?" |
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| Yes |
10 (14%) |
| No |
60 (86%) |
| "Have you ever counseled a patient to apply for a card?" |
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| Yes |
4 (6%) |
| No |
66 (94%) |
| "Have you ever been asked by a patient which card you would recommend?" |
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| Yes |
4 (6%) |
| No |
66 (94%) |
| "Have you ever been asked by a patient how to get a card?" |
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| Yes |
8 (11%) |
| No |
62 (89%) |
| "Would you be interested in learning more about the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card?" |
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| Yes |
54 (77%) |
| No |
16 (23%) |
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*May not equal 100 due to rounding error **Combined in further analyses due to small number of nurse practitioners | |
Nayeem and Chertow BMC Nephrology 2006 7:11 doi:10.1186/1471-2369-7-11 |
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