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Table 1 Family demographics

From: Delineating family needs in the transition from hospital to home for children with medical complexity: part 2, a phenomenological study

Participants (n, %)

 Total cohort of parents

21 (100)

 Male

7 (33.3)

 Female

14 (66.7)

Mean age parents (y, range)

 Overall

38.2 (28–50)

 Male

40.0 (34–50)

 Female

37.4 (28–42)

Nationality (n, %)

 Dutch

18 (85.7)

 Iraqi

2 (9.5)

 Moroccan

1 (4.8)

Highest level of education parents (n, %)

 Secondary school

2 (9.5)

 Intermediate vocational education

4 (19.1)

 Higher vocational education

11 (52.3)

 University level

4 (19.1)

Children with Medical Complexity (CMC) (n, %)

 Total cohort

14 (100)

 Male

7 (50)

 Female

7 (50)

Mean age CMC (y, range)

 Overall

4.2 (6m–10y)

 Male

4.4 (1y–7y)

 Female

3.9 (6m–10y)

Number of siblings (n, %)

 0

6 (42.9)

 1

2 (14.3)

 2

4 (28.6)

 3

1 (7.1)

 4

1 (7.1)

H2H transition mode (n, %)

 From hospital to home

9 (64.3)

 Via transitional care unit

4 (28.6)

 Via nursing home

1 (7.1)

Home care (n, %)

 Yes

10 (71.4)

 No

4 (28.6)