Table 3.
Characteristics of participating parents
| Characteristic | Study group |
|---|---|
| Relationship to child (n, %) | |
| Father | 20 (35) |
| Mother | 37 (65) |
| Marital status (n, %) | |
| Married/living with partner | 37 (92) |
| Divorced/separated | 3 (8) |
| Parents’ profession (n, %) | |
| High standing | 11 (19) |
| Intermediate status | 37 (65) |
| No profession | 9 (16) |
| Mostly French-speaking (n, %) | |
| Yes | 50 (86) |
| No | 7 (14) |
| No. of children (n, %) | |
| 1 | 11 (27.5) |
| 2–3 | 21 (52.5) |
| 4+ | 8 (20) |
| Patients’ age (years) | |
| Mean (SD) | 4.23 (4.5) |
| Median | 1.93 |
| Range | 5 months–15 years |
| First interview (n=40, 17 couples) | |
| Duration (minutes, mean (SD)/ median, range) | 51(17.8)/50.0, 20–90 |
| Time since inclusion (days, mean (SD)/median, range) | 34(6.3)/31.5, 23–50 |
| Second interview (n=32, 7 couples) | |
| Duration (minutes, mean (SD)/ median, range) | 34(13.2)/35.0, 15–60 |
| Time since inclusion (months, mean (SD)/median, range) | 8.4(2.8)/8.0, 5–16 |