Table 1.
Demographics of participating parents, physicians, and nurses
| Demographic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Parents, n=241 | |
| Gender | |
| Female | 20 (83.3) |
| Male | 4 (16.7) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| White | 10 (41.7) |
| Black | 3 (12.5) |
| Hispanic | 8 (33.3) |
| Asian | 1 (4.2) |
| >1 Race/Ethnicity2 | 2 (8.3) |
| Highest Education Degree | |
| GED | 2 (8.3) |
| High School3 | 12 (50.0) |
| College | 4 (16.7) |
| Graduate | 5 (20.8) |
| None of the above | 1 (4.2) |
| Limited Health Literacy4 | 8 (33.3) |
| Performance of Lumbar Puncture on the Infant in the ED | |
| Yes, successful | 12 (50.0) |
| Yes, attempted but not successful | 3 (12.5) |
| No | 9 (37.5) |
| Disposition of Infant on Initial ED visit | |
| Hospitalized | 19 (79.2) |
| Discharged from the ED | 5 (20.8) |
| Infant with Bacterial Infection5 | 5 (20.8) |
| Physicians, n=15 | |
| Training | |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow | 2 (13.3) |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending Physician | 11 (73.3) |
| General Emergency Medicine Attending Physician | 2 (13.3) |
| Years as an Attending Physician6 | |
| 1-5 | 7 (46.7) |
| 6-10 | 4 (26.7) |
| >10 | 4 (26.7) |
| Nurses, n=8 | |
| Years as a Nurse in Pediatric Emergency Department | |
| 1-5 | 2 (25.0) |
| 6-10 | 3 (37.5) |
| >10 | 3 (37.5) |
| Previously Worked in a General Emergency Department | 4 (50.0) |
1
For interviews conducted with both parents (n=3), demographics provided for parent who predominantly participated in the interview
2
1 parent identified as “Mixed Race” and 1 parent identified as Hispanic and White
3
1 parent completed high school and was currently completing college
4
Defined as answering “somewhat,” “a little bit,” or “not at all” to the question, “how confident are you in completing medical forms by yourself?”
5
4 infants had a urinary tract infection; 1 infant had bacteremia and bacterial meningitis
6
2 pediatric emergency medicine fellows classified as 1-5 years