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Table 4 Characteristics of the families based on the background information from the parents’ questionnaires

From: Measuring patient experiences in a Children’s hospital with a medical clowning intervention: a case-control study

What is your relationship to the patient? (n / %)

 Mother

52 / 74

 Father

17 / 24

 Other

1 / 2

Do you have prior experience of the children’s hospital? (n / %)

 Yes

54 / 77

 No

16 / 23

Does your child have a diagnosis yet? (n / %)

 Not yet

29 / 42

 Diagnosed less than a year ago

17 / 24

 Diagnosed over a year ago

24 / 24