Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants
| Interview participants (n = 47) | Mother only | 26 |
| Father only | 2 | |
| Both parents (or grandparents) | 19 | |
| Participants' health region of residence* | Interior | 7 |
| Fraser | 19 | |
| Vancouver Coastal | 8 | |
| Vancouver Island | 10 | |
| Northern | 3 | |
| Children's diagnosed health conditions | Cystic fibrosis | 7 |
| Spina bifida | 9 | |
| Down syndrome | 11 | |
| Duchenne muscular dystrophy | 9 | |
| Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder | 11 | |
| Age of children (years) | median (range) |
9 (5-13) |
| Sex of children | Male:female | 30:17 |
*British Columbia is divided into five regional health authorities