Table 5.
(Online): comparison of LENA counts by event for the low-visit group when the Cuddlers were not present and high-visit group during parent- and nurse-care time.
| Activity type | Recording 1 | p | Recording 2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-visit x̅ ± SD (median) |
High-visit x̅ ± SD (median) |
Low-visit x̅ ± SD (median) |
High-visit x̅ ± SD (median) |
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| Total hours of recording | 175 | 261 | 110 | 203 | ||
| Parent-care time | ||||||
| Hours, N (%) | 6 (3) | 68 (26) | 5 (5) | 42 (21) | ||
| AWC | 1427 ± 753 (1055) | 1681 ± 1731 (1215) | 0.14 | 995 ± 1055 (763) | 1887 ± 1882 (1367) | 0.01 |
| Conversations | 10.3 ± 10 (8.5) | 9.8 ± 9.2 (7.0) | 0.98 | 5.8 ± 8.6 (0) | 12.9 ± 18 (6.5) | 0.17 |
| Vocalizations | 34.3 ± 29 (31.0) | 23.1 ± 22 (16.5) | 0.29 | 13.4 ± 16 (4) | 26.3 ± 33 (15) | 0.35 |
| Nurse-care time | ||||||
| Hours, N (%) | 53 (30) | 35 (13) | 31 (28) | 35 (17) | ||
| AWC | 782 ± 1051 (330) | 447 ± 1209 (102) | 0.46 | 894 ± 965 (554) | 349 ± 493 (163) | 0.02 |
| Conversations | 6.8 ± 10 (3.0) | 2.4 ± 3.6 (0) | 0.01 | 5.9 ± 9.6 (2.0) | 3.2 ± 5.6 (1.0) | 0.25 |
| Vocalizations | 29.6 ± 36 (14.0) | 8.9 ± 9.6 (6.0) | 0.0001 | 26.1 ± 44 (12) | 13.4 ± 21 (4.0) | 0.29 |
There were four low-visit parents visiting during Recording 1 for a total of 6 h and four visiting during Recording 2 for a total of 5 h.
AWC adult word count, Conversations conversational turns, Vocalizations child vocalizations.