Table 1 Characteristics of children and their families
From: Reorganizing pediatric rehabilitation services to improve accessibility: do we sacrifice quality?
Variables * | Total % (n = 222) | 2007 % (n = 69) | 2008 % (n = 80) | 2009 % (n = 73) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondent | ||||
Natural mother | 82.0% | 84.1% | 82.5% | 79.5% |
Highest school degree completed by the respondent | ||||
Collegial/University | 52.3% | 58.0% | 52.5% | 46.6% |
Family situation | ||||
2 parents | 74.8% | 73.9% | 80.0% | 69.9% |
Language at home | ||||
French | 88.3% | 87.0% | 86.3% | 91.8% |
Area of residence | ||||
Living in urban area | 52.7% | 62.3% | 51.3% | 45.2% |
Family annual income | ||||
35 000 or less CAN $ | 55.0% | 49.3% | 65.0% | 49.3% |
Age of child (years) | ||||
Less than 5 | 24.3% | 26.1% | 25.0% | 21.9% |
5 to 11 | 57.7% | 62.3% | 50.0% | 61.6% |
12 to 21 | 18.0% | 11.6% | 25.0% | 16.4% |
Treatment sub programme | ||||
Developmental delay | 19.4% | 22.1% | 20.3% | 16.4% |
Dyspraxia | 9.9% | 10.3% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
Motor | 16.2% | 17.6% | 20.3% | 11.0% |
Speech and language | 41.9% | 41.2% | 34.2% | 52.1% |
Teenager (multidisability) | 11.7% | 8.8% | 15.2% | 11.0% |
Time since child began receiving services (years) | ||||
3.8 (SD:4.3) | 3.8 (SD:4.3) | 4.4 (SD:4.5) | 3,2 (SD:4.0) | |
Hours of direct services received† | 44.1 (SD:41.6) | 40.3 (SD:45.5) | 47.7 (SD:42.1)‡ | 43,6 (SD:37.2) |
Total hours of service | 94.7 (SD:86.0) | 67.3 (SD:58.9) | 115.1(SD:105.0)‡ | 98,0 (SD:78.4) ‡ |
Total hours of individual care | 54.8 (SD:56.0) | 67.1 (SD:59.0) | 51.2 (SD:58.2) ‡ | 47,1 (SD:49.2) ‡ |
Total hours of group care | 39.9 (SD:77.2) | 0.2 (SD:1.3) | 64.0 (SD:100.8) ‡ | 51,2 (SD:69.8) |