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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables with 95% CI for PEPC scales (N = 2872)

From: Parent experiences of inpatient pediatric care in relation to health care delivery and sociodemographic characteristics: results of a Norwegian national survey

 

Means and standard deviation

95% CI

Min

Max

Nursing servicesi

64.05 (19.57)

(63.33–64.76)

0

100

Doctor servicesi

69.96 (19.41)

(69.25–70.67)

0

100

Organizationi

62.81 (19.68)

(62.08–63.53)

0

100

Information – dischargei

71.41 (20.49)

(70.66–72.16)

0

100

Information testsi

69.51 (21.10)

(68.74–70.28)

0

100

Hospital facilitiesi

72.80 (19.24)

(72.10–73.51)

0

100

Child’s age

5.22 (4.55)

(5.05–5.39)

0

16

Respondent’s age

34.89 (6.55)

(34.65–35.12)

16

67

Child’s health status nowvi

3.67 (1.11)

(3.62–3.70)

1

5

Health worsened or improvedvii

4.25 (.95)

(4.21–4.28)

1

5

Times hospital last two yearsv

1.78 (1.12)

(1.74–1.82)

1

5

Unexpected waitingiv

2.57 (1.14)

(2.53–2.62)

1

5

Incorrect treatmentiv

1.27 (.68)

(1.24–1.29)

1

5

Disappointed at staffiv

1.84 (1.12)

(1.79–1.88)

1

5

 

 Percentages

   

Gender (girls = 1)ii

43.18%

   

Ethnicityiii

    

 Norwegian/Sami

Referent

   

 European

2.89%

   

 Non-European

2.79%

   

Educationiii

    

 Primary

Referent

   

 Secondary

41.05%

   

 Graduate

33.18%

   

 Post-grad.

19.08%

   

Main activityiii

    

 Other/missing

Referent

   

 Disability pension

1.53%

   

 Education

5.29%

   

 Home working

17.69%

   

 Salary working

60.76%

   

Marital statusiii

    

 Married

Referent

   

 Partner

30.01%

   

 Single

11.56%

   

Information on new medicationiii

    

 Irrelevant

Referent

   

 Not at all

5.40%

   

 Small extent

10.13%

   

 Some extent

15.08%

   

 Large extent

15.98%

   

 Very large extent

6.55%

   

Staff eased painiii

    

 Irrelevant/don’t know

Referent

   

 Yes, fully

54.35%

   

 Yes, partly

17.79%

   

 No

3.86%

   

Type of treatmentiii

    

 Medical

Referent

   

 Chirurgical

19.22%

   

 Other

18.98%

   

Help friends/familyiii

    

 No other child

Referent

   

 Yes

12.05%

   

 No

21.55%

   

Not alone with childii

48.54%

   
  1. Notes: PEPC indicates parent experiences with pediatric care.; CI, confidence interval.
  2. iPEPC scales are scored from 0 to 100 where 100 is the best possible parent experience. iiBinary dummies. iiiBinary dummies recoded for each category. ivLikert type scales 1–5, from ‘not at all’ to ‘to a large extent’. vScale: one, two, three to five, six to ten, more than ten. viScale 1–5, from ‘poor’ to ‘excellent’. viiScale 1–5, from ‘much worse’ to ‘much better’.
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