Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Facilities and Children.
| Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 54 | 137 | 97 |
| Resident rooms | 14 | 63 | 52 |
| Classrooms | 5 | 14 | 4 |
| Total children enrolled | 93 | 205 | 422 |
| Mean (range) age at enrollment | 6.29 years (1 day-19 years) | 7.36 years (20d-20 years) | 4.16 years (1d-26 years) |
| n (%) males | 50 (54) | 99 (48) | 212 (50) |
| Race | |||
| n (%) caucasian | 49 (53) | 28 (14) | 93 (22) |
| n (%) black | 14 (15) | 69 (34) | 138 (33) |
| n (%) Asian | 8 (9) | 27 (13) | 67 (16) |
| n (%) other or unspecified* | 22 (24) | 81 (40) | 124 (29) |
| Length of stay for enrolled children | 33.6 months (7 d-10 years) | 15.7 months (1 day-20 years) | 7.9 months (1 day-21 years) |
| n (%) with feeding tubes (nasogastric, jejunostomy, gastrostomy, or gastrostomy-jejunostomy) | 83 (89) | 168 (82) | 287 (68) |
| n (%) with central venous catheter | 5 (5) | 1 (0.7) | 41 (10) |
| n (% with tracheotomy | 35 (38) | 90 (44) | 93 (22) |
| n (%) with ventilator | 9 (10) | 19 (9) | 20 (5) |
| Staff | |||
| Physicians/nurse practitioners | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Registered nurses | 45 | 141 | 100 |
| Nursing assistants | 65 | 18 | 100 |
| Therapists (e.g., recreational, respiratory, art, rehabilitation) | 29 | 78 | 44 |
| Total | 140 | 241 | 254 |