TABLE 2.
Characteristics of Parent Participants, Their Children, and Health Care Providers
| n (%) or Median [Interquartile Range] | |
|---|---|
| Parent characteristics (n = 23) | |
| Relationship to child | |
| Mother | 19 (82.6%) |
| Father | 4 (17.4%) |
| Age, y | 38 [33–45] |
| Race or ethnicitya | |
| White | 11 (50.0%) |
| Hispanic | 8 (36.4%) |
| Other | 3 (13.6%) |
| Marital statusa | |
| Single | 10 (43.5%) |
| Married | 7 (31.8%) |
| Divorced or separated | 5 (22.7%) |
| Native languagea | |
| English | 17 (77.3%) |
| Other | 5 (22.7%) |
| Educational attainmenta | |
| High school completion or less | 3 (13.6%) |
| College initiated or completed | 17 (77.3%) |
| Postgraduate degree or higher | 2 (9.1%) |
| Child characteristics | |
| Age, y | 5.5 [1.3–13.5] |
| Sex (% female) | 10 (43.5%) |
| Technology dependentb | 15 (65.2%) |
| Primary payerc | |
| Private insurance | 5 (27.8%) |
| Public insurance | 13 (72.2%) |
| Had hospitalization in year preceding index hospitalization (yes) | 19 (82.6%) |
| Number of hospitalizations in year preceding index hospitalization | 2 [1–4] |
| Health care provider characteristics (n = 16) | |
| Profession | |
| Nurse | 4 (25%) |
| Nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant | 3 (19%) |
| Physician (specialty) | 9 (56%) |
| Primary care provider | 3 (33%) |
| Hospitalist | 2 (22%) |
| Specialist | 4 (44%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 13 (81%) |
| Primary practice setting | |
| Primarily inpatient-based | 8 (50%) |
| Primarily outpatient-based | 8 (50%) |
a
Missing for 1 participant.
b
Defined as home use of any of the following: gastrostomy tube, jejunostomy tube, central line, tracheostomy, ventilator, ventricular shunt, ostomies, or dialysis.
c
Missing for 5 participants.