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.

^aItalicized text indicates scores below the clinical index <39.

^bInfant hospitalized at 3 months.