TABLE 3.
Survey results from recipients of the grant1
| Values | |
|---|---|
| Total survey respondents | |
| What family-friendly services did your family use at the conference? | |
| Bringing children into the exhibit hall | 12 (48%) |
| Family support grant | 25 (100%) |
| Lactation/pumping room | 4 (16%) |
| Other | 1 (4%) |
| What did you actually use the family support grant for? | |
| Bringing a caregiver (e.g., family member, nanny, friend) to the conference site | 16 (64%) |
| Home care (funding for provision of care at your home) | 5 (20%) |
| On-site care options (funding for Care.com, etc.) | 4 (16%) |
| Compared with not receiving the family support grant, I agree/strongly agree the family support grant helped me to: | |
| Attend poster sessions | 20 (80%) |
| Attend scientific sessions | 24 (96%) |
| Attend the annual conference | 23 (92%) |
| Network with other attendees | 22 (88%) |
| Participate in career development activities | 16 (64%) |
| Visit the exhibit hall | 18 (72%) |
| Helpfulness of services for future meetings | |
| NutriLink2 board where people could post that they were searching for/providingchildcare | |
| Not helpful at all | 1 (4%) |
| Somewhat helpful | 12 (48%) |
| Very/extremely helpful | 12 (48%) |
| Complimentary access to Care.com to assist in finding babysitters | |
| Not helpful at all | 3 (12%) |
| Somewhat helpful | 12 (48%) |
| Very/extremely helpful | 10 (40%) |
| On-site childcare provided at the conference center, pay by the hour or day | |
| Not helpful at all | 2 (8%) |
| Somewhat helpful | 6 (24%) |
| Very/extremely helpful | 17 (68%) |
1
Values are n (%). n = 25. Some categories were combined in the tables and results (e.g., very helpful and extremely helpful).
2
NutriLink was ASN's online networking platform where users could share messages and discussions.