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Table 1 Residence information and sociodemographics of study participants

From: Parents’ experiences of family and daily life after their child’s stay in the pediatric intensive care unit: a qualitative descriptive study

 

n (%)

Md

Number of interviews

14

 

Participant interview

Mothers

Fathers

Parent pairs

20

14 (70)

6 (30)

6 (30)

 

Age of parents (years)

  

Min

Max

28

49

43

Parents’ highest education

  

Basic vocational training

Higher vocational education

University degree

University degree

4 (20)

6 (30)

7 (35)

3 (15)

 

Length of stay (days)

  

Min.

Max.

2

42

7

Age of the child during PICU stay

  

1–7 days (from 37 completed weeks of pregnancy)

8 days – 1 month

1 month – 3 years

3–16 years

Min (days)

Max (years)

5

3

0

6

1

13

 

Diagnosis

  

Birth defect

Trauma

Neurosurgical

Infections/sepsis

7

2

1

4

 

Exit PICU since (months)

  

Min.

Max.

7.5

120

18