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. 2018 Dec 28;3(1):251–256. doi: 10.1089/trgh.2018.0016

Table 1.

Levels of Satisfaction with Patient and Family-Centered Practice at the Royal Children's Hospital Gender Service

  Parents Patients
    Dissatisfied/very dissatisfied Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied Satisfied/very satisfied   Dissatisfied/very dissatisfied Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied Satisfied/very satisfied
  N % n % n % n N % n % n % n
Understand young person's concerns 112 1.8 2 8.9 10 89.3 100 52 7.7 4 7.7 4 84.6 44
Understand family's concerns 112 4.5 5 9.8 11 85.7 96 52 3.8 2 15.4 8 80.8 42
Are caring and warm 112 1.8 2 8.0 9 90.2 101 52 7.7 4 7.7 4 84.6 44
Respect family's opinions and feelings 110 2.7 3 8.2 9 89.1 98 52 1.9 1 17.3 9 80.8 42
Respect young person's opinions and feelings 111 0.9 1 4.5 5 94.6 105 52 5.8 3 11.5 6 82.7 43
Have knowledge in the area of gender 110 0.0 0 6.4 7 93.6 103 52 3.9 2 5.8 3 90.4 47
Maintain young person's confidentiality 111 0.9 1 2.7 3 96.4 107 52 1.9 1 1.9 1 96.2 50
Encourage me to ask questions 110 4.5 5 8.2 9 87.3 96 52 5.8 3 9.6 5 84.6 44
Information on gender or gender management options (if provided) 85 4.7 4 9.4 8 85.9 73 49 4.1 2 14.3 7 81.6 40
Information of community gender supports and information (if provided) 86 5.8 5 19.8 17 74.4 64 42 4.8 2 28.6 12 66.7 28
Administration staff 110 7.3 8 11.8 13 80.9 89 50 8.0 4 24.0 12 68.0 34
Staff at outpatients' desk 111 4.5 5 9.0 10 86.5 96 52 1.9 1 19.2 10 78.8 41
Respect for young person's privacy by administration/outpatients 111 0.9 1 8.1 9 91.0 101 51 2.0 1 7.8 4 90.2 46
Overall satisfaction with RCHGS 111 1.8 2 9.9 11 88.3 98 52 7.7 4 0.0 0 92.3 48
Wait time for first appointment 110 33.6 37 12.7 14 53.6 59 51 29.4 15 27.5 14 43.1 22

RCHGS, Royal Children's Hospital Gender Service.