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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Neonatal Care. 2021 Apr 1;21(2):160–168. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000754

TABLE 1.

Confidence and Medical Complexity Patterns

Parent Confidence Pattern PC Scores Complexitv Pattern T D S Score
En Dc 3mo En Dc 3mo
P1 Increasing 38a 40 40 Decreasing 34.75 15.50 2.00
P2 Increasing 10 39 40 Decreasing 29.75 16.25 6.25
P3 Stable/high (mother) 44 44 45 Stable/high 34.25 22.75 22.00b
P4 Stable/low (father) 34 35 31
P5 Increasing 37 42 44 Decreasing 18.50 14.50 4.00
P6 Increasing 37 36 43 Stable/high 26.25 23.75 19.00
P7 Varying (high/low/high) 44 38 41 Varying 20.75 22.00 10.25
P8 Varying (low/high/low) 32 41 38 Stable/high 24.00 21.50 12.25
P9 Stable/high 43 44 44 Stable/low 7.50 7.50 3.75
P10 Varying (low/high/low) 37 42 32 Stable/high 16.25 16.50 8.00

Abbreviations: DC, discharge; En, enrollment; PC, parent confidence; TDS, Technology Dependence Scale; 3mo, 3 months after discharge.

a

Italicized text indicates scores below the clinical index <39.

b

Infant hospitalized at 3 months.