Table 1.
Respondent demographics
| Data element | Respondents |
|---|---|
| Profession, n/total N (%) | |
| Consultant physician | 31/368 (8%) |
| PICU fellow/clinical associate/nurse practitioner | 12/368 (3%) |
| Registered nurse | 240/368 (65%) |
| Registered respiratory therapist | 52/368 (14%) |
| Social worker | 7/368 (2%) |
| Other health care professionals (occupational therapy, physiotherapy, child life, unit aide, clinical leader, ward clerk) | 26/368 (7%) |
| Geographic location,† n/total N (%) | |
| Atlantic | 27/368 (7%) |
| Quebec | 55/368 (15%) |
| Ontario | 146/368 (40%) |
| Prairie | 120/368 (33%) |
| British Columbia | 20/368 (5%) |
| Years of experience | |
| < 1 | 16/368 (4%) |
| 1–5 | 112/368 (30%) |
| 5.1–10 | 84/368 (23%) |
| > 10 | 156/368 (42%) |
| Gender, n/total N (%) | |
| Woman | 333/366 (91%) |
| Language in which survey completed, n/total N (%) | |
| English | 338/368 (92%) |
| French | 30/368 (8%) |
Only respondents who indicated that they had worked in the PICU during the period of restricted family presence policies and practices
†Atlantic provinces = Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador; Prairie provinces = Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta