Table 1.

Characteristics of Children in the Sample by Intervention Group (N = 148)

Characteristic	Control n = 47		Telephone n = 50		Video n = 51
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex
Male	27	57	29	58	24	47
Female	20	43	21	42	27	53
Age at randomization
2–5 years	21	45	22	44	23	45
6–12 years	19	40	22	44	20	39
13–15 years	7	15	6	12	8	16
Primary insurance
Private	28	60	27	54	22	43
Public	18	38	23	46	29	57
Uninsured/self pay	1	2	0	0	0	0
Neurologic impairmenta
Yes	40	85	43	86	41	80
No	7	15	7	14	10	20
Number of complex chronic conditionsa
Single	7	15	7	14	7	14
Multiple	40	85	43	86	44	86
Technology assistanceb
Yes	23	49	21	42	26	51
No	24	51	29	58	25	49
Race
White	29	62	32	64	33	65
Black or African American	2	4	8	16	10	20
Asian	4	9	1	2	3	6
Multiracial	1	2	8	16	4	8
Missing	11	23	1	2	1	2

^aClassification based on the publication by Cohen, Berry, Camacho, et al. (2012); see text for details.

^bRequiring medical technology to maintain health (e.g. gastrostomy, tracheostomy, vascular access device).