Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of children receiving home care (n = 474, except where otherwise noted)
From: Use of the interRAI PEDS HC in children receiving home care in Ontario, Canada
Variable | Value (percentage) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 286 (60.3%) |
Female | 188 (39.6%) |
Age at Assessment (n = 472, 99.6%) | |
4–6 | 64 (13.6%) |
7–10 | 102 (21.6%) |
11–14 | 128 (27.1%) |
15–18 | 132 (28.0%) |
18+ | 46 (9.7%) |
Mean age (SD) | 12.4 (4.6) |
Primary Language | |
English | 372 (78.5%) |
Arabic | 18 (3.8%) |
Missing | 63 (13.3%) |
Other | 21 (4.4%) |
Additional Supports receiveda | |
No support | 20 (4.2%) |
Home support | 99 (20.9%) |
School support | 19 (4.0%) |
Both Home and School | 336 (70.9%) |
Child’s Ability to Express Him/Herself | |
Understood | 91 (19.1%) |
Usually understood | 37 (7.8%) |
Often understood | 59 (12.4%) |
Sometimes understood | 141 (29.7%) |
Rarely or never understood | 146 (30.8%) |
Child’s Comprehension Ability | |
Understands | 113 (23.8%) |
Usually Understands | 58 (12.2%) |
Often Understands | 57 (12.0%) |
Sometimes understands | 155 (32.7%) |
Rarely or never understands | 91 (19.2%) |
Hearing | |
Adequate | 396 (83.5%) |
Minimal Difficulty | 31 (6.5%) |
Moderate Difficulty | 18 (3.8%) |
Severe difficulty | 26 (5.5%) |
No Hearing | 3 (0.6%) |
Vision | |
Adequate | 325 (68.6%) |
Minimal Difficulty | 71 (15.0%) |
Moderate Difficulty | 31 (6.5%) |
Severe Difficulty | 37 (7.8%) |
No Vision | 10 (2.1%) |
Communication Aide | |
Yes | 178 (37.5%) |
No | 296 (62.4%) |
Hearing Aid | |
Yes | 38 (8.0%) |
No | 436 (92.0%) |
Visual aid Including Glasses | |
Yes | 107 (22.6%) |
No | 367 (77.4%) |
Urinary Incontinence | |
Yes | 284 (40.1%) |
No | 190 (59.9%) |
Bowel incontinence | |
Yes | 336 (70.9%) |
No | 138 (29.1%) |
Urinary Collection Device | |
None | 465 (98.1%) |
Condom catheter | 0 (0.0%) |
Indwelling catheter | 4 (0.8%) |
Cystostomy, nephrostomy, or ureterostomy | 5 (1.0%) |
Bowel Collection Device | |
Colostomy | 6 (1.3%) |
Ileostomy | 1 (0.2%) |
None | 467 (98.5%) |