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Dialysis Facility Characteristics and Variation in Employment Rates: A National Study

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Kutner, Nancy, Bowles, Tess, Zhang, Rebecca, Huang, Yijian, Pastan, Stephen·2008·Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Investigation of factors associated with variation in dialysis patient employment has focused primarily on patient-level factors. Little is known about facility-level factors that may be associated with patient employment. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND MEASUREMENTS: The ESRD Facility Survey (CMS-2744A) began in 2004 to collect counts of employed patients aged 18 to 54, in addition to dialysis unit census, types and timing of treatments offered, and staffing. Using the 2004 ESRD Facility Survey File, we investigated dialysis unit characteristics and facility employment rate of patients aged 18 to 54 in a logistic regression analysis that included hospital-based chronic renal care facilities, nonhospital renal disease treatment centers, independent special purpose renal dialysis facilities, and renal disease treatment centers. RESULTS: Across all facilities, 18.9% of prevalent patients aged 18 to 54 were employed, but facility employment rates ranged from 0 to 100%. Facility employment rate was positively associated independently with availability of a 5 p.m. or later dialysis shift (odds ratio (OR) 1.54, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.42 to 1.68), availability of peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis (HD) training (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.28), and provision of frequent HD (OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.49), after adjusting for patient/social worker ratio, rurality of unit location, and unit size. In addition, patient receipt of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services was more often reported in facilities with higher employment rates. CONCLUSIONS: Promoting gainful employment among ESRD patients continues to be a quality improvement need. A dataset that allows adjustment for patient-level variables would facilitate increased understanding of the contribution of dialysis facility variables to patient employment.

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Authors
Kutner, N., Bowles, T., Zhang, R., Huang, Y., & Pastan, S.
Affiliations
Emory University (US)
Venue
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Published
2008-01
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
111-116
ISSN
1555-9041 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2149014784
Cited by
77
References
15
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FWCI
5.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Society of Nephrology
  • National Institutes of Health
  • U.S. Public Health Service (HHSN267200715004C)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (N01-DK-7-5004, N01 DK 12471, HHSN267200715004C)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Education and Employment
Keywords
end-stage renal disease, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis, vocational rehabilitation, facility-level variation, quality improvement
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Data Collection, Employment, Renal Dialysis, Humans, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Middle Aged, Rehabilitation, Vocational, Social Work, United States, Prevalence, Multivariate Analysis, Logistic Models, Databases, Factual

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