Table 1.
Sample characteristics of treatment delivery
| NICU MT | PD MT | MT both phases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Value | N | Value | N | Value | |
| Infant female sex, no. (%) | 27 | 10 (37%) | 30 | 12 (40%) | 18 | 7 (39%) |
| Infant birth weight, mean grammes, (SD) | 27 | 1355 (405) | 30 | 1365 (401) | 18 | 1314 (358) |
| Infant GA at birth, mean weeks, (SD) | 27 | 30.1(2.5) | 30 | 30.0 (2.6) | 18 | 29.6 (2.4) |
| Mother age, mean years (SD) | 26 | 31.8 (4.0) | 29 | 32.0 (5.2) | 17 | 32.3 (3.9) |
| Mother education, mean years (SD) | 27 | 15.8 (3.8) | 30 | 16.1 (3.1) | 18 | 16.4 (2.7) |
| Mother usual work situation, no. (%) | 27 | - | 30 | - | 18 | - |
| Full-time- or self-employed | 19 (70%) | 21 (70%) | 12 (67%) | |||
| Othera | 8 (30%) | 9 (30%) | 6 (33%) | |||
| Mother civil status, no. (%) | 26 | - | 30 | - | 18 | - |
| Married | 19 (73%) | 20 (67%) | 13 (72%) | |||
| Living together but not married | 7 (27%) | 9 (30%) | 5 (28%) | |||
| Others | - | 1 (3%) | - | |||
| Father age, mean years (SD) | 27 | 34.5 (4.4) | 30 | 34.2 (5.3) | 18 | 34.2 (5.0) |
| Father education, mean years (SD) | 26 | 15.1 (3.6) | 29 | 15.0 (3.4) | 17 | 15.6 (3.2) |
| Father usual work situation, no. (%) | 27 | - | 30 | - | 18 | - |
| Full-time- or self-employed | 26 (96%) | 29 (97%) | 17 (94%) | |||
| Othera | 1 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (6%) | |||
Note: One participant was removed from the sample because of language challenges between the therapist and family
Abbreviations: NICU neonatal intensive care unit, MT music therapy, PD post-discharge, SD standard deviation, GA gestational age
aOther includes part-time, homemaker/stay-at-home parent, student, unemployed and seeking work, and unemployed due to ill health or a disability