Table 2.
Sample characteristics of treatment receipt
| NICU MT | PD MT | MT both phases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Value | N | Value | N | Value | |
| Infant female sex, no. (%) | 49 | 22 (45%) | 41 | 23 (56%) | 45 | 21 (47%) |
| Infant birth weight, mean grammes, (SD) | 49 | 1344 (440) | 41 | 1423 (430) | 45 | 1415 (414) |
| Infant GA at birth, mean weeks, (SD) | 49 | 30.2 (2.7) | 41 | 32.85 (5.47) | 45 | 30.34 (2.57) |
| Mother age, mean years (SD) | 49 | 31.9 (5.6) | 40 | 33.07 (2.21) | 44 | 34.07 (5.20) |
| Mother education, mean years (SD) | 48 | 15.2 (3.6) | 39 | 16.03 (2.97) | 44 | 16.36 (2.80) |
| Mother usual work situation, no. (%) | 49 | - | 41 | - | 45 | - |
| Full-time- or self-employed | 30 (61%) | 33 (80.5%) | 33 (73%) | |||
| Othera | 19 (39%) | 8 (19.5%) | 12 (27%) | |||
| Mother civil status, no. (%) | 48 | - | 41 | - | 45 | - |
| Single | 3 (6%) | 4 (10%) | 2 (4%) | |||
| Married | 33 (69%) | 25 (61%) | 32 (71%) | |||
| Living together but not married | 12 (24%) | 10 (24%) | 11 (24%) | |||
| Others | - | 2 (5%) | - | |||
| Father age, mean years (SD) | 47 | 35.1 (6.8) | 39 | 35.4 (5.7) | 42 | 36.4 (5.3) |
| Father education, mean years (SD) | 45 | 14.3 (4.0) | 38 | 15.6 (3.4) | 41 | 15.7 (7.2) |
| Father usual work situation, no. (%) | 47 | - | 39 | - | 42 | - |
| Full-time- or self-employed | 44 (94%) | 38 (97%) | 39 (93%) | |||
| Othera | 3 (6%) | 1 (3%) | 3 (7%) | |||
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