Table 4. Correlations of demographic and clinical variables with the Bereaved Parent Needs Assessment Scales, Inventory of Complicated Grief and World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire.
| Total Importance | Total Fulfillment | Percent Fulfillment | Inventory of Complicated Grief | World HealthOrganization Quality ofLife questionnaire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent age (yrs), n = 118 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | .171 | .250 | .239 | −.163 | .105 |
| Significancea | .065 | .006 | .009 | .077 | .258 |
| Parent gender (female), n = 121 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | .200 | −.202 | −.212 | .049 | −.057 |
| Significance | .028 | .026 | .020 | .593 | .537 |
| Parent race (white), n = 121 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | .006 | .005 | −.056 | −.035 | .076 |
| Significance | .947 | .952 | .542 | .707 | .405 |
| Parent ethnicity (Hispanic), n = 121 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | −.176 | −.204 | −.132 | .045 | −.025 |
| Significance | .054 | .025 | .150 | .626 | .788 |
| Marital status (married), n = 121 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | −.107 | .047 | .031 | −.123 | .175 |
| Significance | .244 | .607 | .732 | .177 | .054 |
| Education (yrs), n = 121 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | .029 | .217 | .216 | −.411 | .290 |
| Significance | .754 | .017 | .018 | .000 | .001 |
| Biological parent, n = 120 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | −.074 | −.122 | −.137 | .262 | −.087 |
| Significance | .422 | .185 | .136 | .004 | .344 |
| Loss of only child, n = 121 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | −.226 | −;.241 | −.199 | .173 | −.021 |
| Significance | .013 | .008 | .028 | .057 | .823 |
| Child age (yrs), n = 121 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | .220 | .143 | .121 | .078 | .013 |
| Significance | .015 | .118 | .186 | .398 | .889 |
| Child gender (female), n = 121 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | .099 | .085 | .081 | −.032 | .144 |
| Significance | .282 | .355 | .379 | .729 | .116 |
| Cause of death (trauma), n = 121 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | −.016 | −.067 | −.048 | .234 | −.106 |
| Significance | .858 | .467 | .604 | .010 | .246 |
| Hospital admissions (no.), n = 120 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | .073 | .131 | .079 | −.072 | .148 |
| Significance | .430 | .155 | .393 | .432 | .106 |
| Pediatric intensive care unit admissions (no.), n = 119 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | .066 | .145 | .088 | −.045 | .050 |
| Significance | .475 | .116 | .341 | .629 | .590 |
| Pediatric intensive care unit length of stay, n = 121 | |||||
| Pearson correlation | −.141 | .107 | .129 | −.187 | .103 |
| Significance | .122 | .245 | .160 | .040 | .262 |
a
All significance levels are two-tailed.