Table 2.

Characteristics of parents and patients.

Characteristics	N (%)
Eligible cases	15 (100%)
Included cases	12 (80%)
Excluded cases*	3 (20%)
Main diagnosis
extreme prematurity	7 (58%)
congenital disorder	3 (25%)
acquired disease or damage	2 (17%)
Total duration of medical care
1-7 days	6 (50%)
1-4 weeks	2 (17%)
>4 weeks	4 (33%)
Mortality
Deceased	8 (67%)
Discharged from NICU	4 (33%)
Nationality
German	10 (83%)
Other**	2 (17%)
First language parents
German	10 (83%)
Other	2 (17%)

*Excluded due to language barriers. **Bosnia, Turkey.