Table 3.
LENA counts for Cuddler time in the low-visit group compared to high-visit parent- and nurse-care time for Recordings 1 and 2.
| Low-visit parent group | High-visit parent group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recording 1 | |||||
| Infants, N |
12 175 |
17 261 |
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| Total hours | |||||
| Care time | Cuddler | Parent | p | Nurse | p |
| Hours, N (%) | 21 (12) | 68 (26) | 35 (13) | ||
| AWC | 1779 ± 1738 (1062) | 1680 ± 1730 (1214) | 0.84 | 447 ± 1209 (102) | 0.03 |
| Conversations | 7.4 ± 6.9 (6.0) | 9.8 ± 9.2 (7.0) | 0.2 | 2.4 ± 3.6 (0) | 0.008 |
| Vocalizations | 13.9 ± 13 (14) | 23.1 ± 22 (16) | 0.1 | 8.9 ± 9.6 (6.0) | 0.08 |
| Recording 2 | |||||
| Infants, N |
8 110 |
14 203 |
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| Total hours | |||||
| Care time | Cuddler | Parent | p | Nurse | p |
| Hours, N (%) | 13 (12) | 42 (21) | 35 (17) | ||
| AWC | 2530 ± 2025 (1956) | 1887 ± 1882 (1367) | 0.28 | 349 ± 492 (163) | 0.0001 |
| Conversations | 13.7 ± 13 (8.0) | 12.9 ± 18 (6.5) | 0.41 | 3.2 ± 5.6 (1.0) | 0.003 |
| Vocalizations | 24.5 ± 22 (11.0) | 26.3 ± 33 (15) | 0.79 | 13.4 ± 21 (4.0) | 0.31 |
AWC adult word count, Conversations conversational turns, Vocalizations child vocalizations.