Table 5.
Parental experience of excellence in neonatal care: domain D (“continuity, trust/emotional support, pain-relief”)
| N | eQ10. Before you were discharged from hospital, was a decision made on the next step in the baby’s care or treatment? | Q11. Did you have confidence in the staff caring for your baby? | fQ12. If your baby experience pain during your stay in the neonatal unit, did she/he quickly receive help with pain relief? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n1/n2 (%) | aOR (95% CI) | n1/n2 (%) | aOR (95% CI) | n1/n2 (%) | aOR (95% CI) | ||
| GA strata | |||||||
| a. ≥37 weeks | 2,648 | 1,729/2,295 (75.3) | Ref | 2,201/2,641 (83.3) | Ref | 1,279/1,516 (84.4) | Ref |
| b. 32–36 weeks | 1,330 | 908/1,175 (77.3) | 1.2 (1.0–1.5) | 1,047/1,329 (78.8) | 0.81 (0.68–0.97) | 596/718 (83.0) | 1.0 (0.79–1.3) |
| c. 28–31 weeks | 306 | 197/259 (76.1) | 1.3 (0.92–1.8) | 206/306 (67.3) | 0.51 (0.38–0.69) | 164/212 (77.4) | 0.82 (0.55–1.2) |
| d. ≤27 weeks | 191 | 88/129 (68.2) | 0.91 (0.59–1.4) | 106/190 (55.8) | 0.33 (0.23–0.47) | 94/150 (62.7) | 0.42 (0.28–0.65) |
| Length of stay | |||||||
| a. <1 day | 354 | 197/266 (74.1) | 0.85 (0.63–1.1) | 314/353 (89.0) | 1.6 (1.1–2.3) | 95/116 (81.9) | 0.75 (0.45–1.2) |
| b. 1–6 days | 2,159 | 1,450/1,875 (77.3) | Ref | 1,782/2,152 (82.3) | Ref | 1,000/1,165 (85.8) | Ref |
| c. 7 days to 4 weeks | 1,609 | 1,075/1,433 (75.0) | 0.84 (0.70–0.99) | 1,252/1,608 (77.9) | 0.83 (0.70–0.99) | 839/1,032 (81.3) | 0.72 (0.57–0.90) |
| d. >4 weeks | 353 | 200/284 (70.4) | 0.57 (0.39–0.82) | 212/353 (60.1) | 0.51 (0.36–0.71) | 199/283 (70.3) | 0.39 (0.29–0.53) |
| Level of care | |||||||
| a. University hospital, levels III–IV (n = 7) | 1,263 | 815/1,089 (74.8) | 0.93 (0.79–1.1) | 980/1,261 (77.7) | 0.91 (0.78–1.1) | 661/817 (80.9) | 0.94 (0.76–1.2) |
| b. Local hospital, level II (n = 21) | 3,212 | 2,107/2,769 (76.1) | Ref | 2,580/3,205 (80.5) | Ref | 1,472/1,779 (82.7) | Ref |
Numbers and proportions of parents that rated their in-hospital experience 5 on a Likert scale from 1 to 5, where 1 = “no, not at all” and 5 = “yes, completely agree.” Varying denominators reflect varying numbers of responses; 6 = “non-applicable.”
n1 = number responding 5. n2 = number responding 1–5.
aOR, adjusted odds ratios including the risk factors of GA, length of stay, and level of care; CI, confidence interval; GA, gestational age.
Assessed “non-applicable” by e617/4,475 (13.8%) and by f1,879/4,475 (42.0%) of the parents.