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. 2018 Aug 1;142(2):e20174278. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-4278

TABLE 1.

Baseline Characteristics by Treatment Group

Treatment Group, No. (%)
PACT Intervention, n = 77 Usual Care, n = 70
Age ranges, y
 <6 23 (30) 22 (31)
 6–8 22 (29) 13 (19)
 9–11 17 (22) 13 (19)
 >11 15 (20) 22 (31)
Female sex 34 (44) 26 (37)
Race and/or ethnicity
 White, non-Hispanic 9 (12) 11 (16)
 African American, non-Hispanic 5 (7) 3 (4)
 Hispanic 60 (78) 50 (71)
 Asian American and Pacific Islander 1 (1) 5 (7)
 Other 2 (3) 1 (1)
Primary household language
 English 34 (44) 31 (44)
 Spanish 43 (56) 39 (56)
Public insurance 76 (99) 69 (99)
Primary caregiver education
 Associate, college, or graduate degree 11 (14) 16 (23)
 Some college, no degree 16 (21) 9 (13)
 Completed high school, GED, or vocational program 15 (20) 19 (27)
 High school, no diploma 14 (18) 16 (23)
 Eighth grade or less 21 (27) 10 (14)
Family size
 No. children in household, mean (SD) 2.3 (1.2) 2.2 (0.9)
 Total No. household inhabitants, mean (SD) 4.6 (1.6) 4.5 (1.6)
Income
 <$35 000 15 (20) 19 (27)
Duration in medical home program, y, mean (SD) 4.3 (3.1) 3.8 (3.2)
Medical home visits, y before randomization, mean (SD) 5.5 (4.1) 5.2 (3.5)
CCCs,a mean (SD) 3.5 (1.6) 3.8 (2.0)
CCCsa
 ≤3 CCC 39 (51) 36 (51)
 >3 CCC 38 (49) 34 (49)
Technology assistanceb 50 (65) 49 (70)
ED visits, y before randomization, median (IQR) 1 (0–3) 1 (0–3)
Hospitalizations, y before randomization, median (IQR) 1 (0–2) 1 (0–2)

GED, general educational diploma.

a

CCCs, complex chronic conditions, were defined according to Feudtner's classification system version 2.19

b

Technology assistance was defined according to Feudtner's classification system version 2.19