How to measure barriers in accessing mental healthcare? Psychometric evaluation of a screening tool in parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study

Demographic Characteristics		N	%
Sex		454
Female		430	94.7%
Relationship		456
Biological Parent		414	91.0%
Adoptive Parent		35	7.7%
Step-parent/Legal Guardian		6	1.3%
Level of Education		445
High School		49	11.0%
Occupational/Technical/Vocational Training Occupational/Technical/Vocational Training		94	21.1%
University Degree		274	61.6%
Other		28	6.3%
Employment Status		452
Full-time Employment		156	34.5%
Part-time Employment		82	18.1%
Stay-at-home parent/unemployed		214	47.3%
Marital Status		456
Married		318	69.7%
Domestic Partnership		33	7.2%
Never married/Separated/Divorced/Widowed		105	23.0%
Location		454
Urban Setting		194	42.7%
Suburban Setting		161	35.5%
Rural Setting		90	19.8%
Remote Setting		9	2.0%
Type of Child’s Diagnosis		456
Autism Spectrum Disorders		193	42.3%
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder		170	37.3%
Intellectual Disability		112	24.6%
Global Developmental Delay		103	22.6%
Learning Disability		89	19.5%
Cerebral Palsy		72	15.8%
Epilepsy		70	15.4%
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder		32	7.0%
Down Syndrome		13	2.9%
Spina Bifida		2	0.4%
Other^a		163	35.7%
	M	SD	range
Age of Parents (in years)	43.12	7.58	24–69
Age of Child (in years)^b	11.63	5.94	2–42

^aExample of other diagnoses included Chromosome 18 duplication syndrome, Rett syndrome, and neurofibromatosis
^b,cThis information was reported based on the participant’s child with IDD. If they had more than one child with IDD, they were asked to report the conditions for the child with the most severe challenges. In the case of equal challenges, they answered based on their oldest child with IDD

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