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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Sep;163(9):783–788. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.155

Table 3.

Fellow Perceptions of Family Understanding and Satisfaction

Average ± SD
Thinking about the most recent critically ill infant that you cared
for, how well do you think the family…
-understood their infant’s medical problems? 5.2 ± 1.5
-understood the treatment options? 5.3 ± 1.6
-was prepared for a potentially bad outcome? 5.1 ± 1.6
How satisfied do you think the family was with…
-the decisions that were made? 5.5 ± 1.3
-your discussions with them about religion or spirituality? 5.6 ± 2.7

On a scale of 0–7, 0=Not at all 7=very well