Table 2.

Overall ranking of categorised items (n=110)

Rank order*	Category
1	Major complications from child’s illness (eg, long-term disability)
2	Illness symptoms (eg, coughing, fever, sore throat)
3	Length of stay in the emergency department or hospital
4	Child needing to see a doctor
5	Return visits to the doctor or hospital
6	Child’s reaction to his or her medicine (eg, side effects)
7	Child’s medical test results
8	Maintenance of day-to-day activities
9	Minor complications from child’s illness (eg, cough or rash)
10	Costs of child’s illness (eg, medicine or child care)

*Ordered from most to least important to parents.