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Table 3 Description of IBHQ scores at hospital discharge and at the three month follow-up

From: Impact on parents of bronchiolitis hospitalization of full-term, preterm and congenital heart disease infants

 

IBHQ score

Discharge

Follow-up

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

Core scores

Worries and distress

315

57.5 (23.5)

314

45.4 (26.8)

Fear for future

306

66.6 (27.2)

308

59.0 (28.3)

Guilt

313

38.0 (25.5)

314

34.1 (26.6)

Impact on daily organization

314

62.7 (23.6)

310

18.4 (18.8)

Physical impact

311

55.4 (21.0)

306

39.6 (24.2)

Impact on behavior with hospitalized infant

311

55.3 (25.5)

310

45.8 (24.4)

Financial impact

310

21.4 (19.4)

315

13.3 (14.0)

Optional scores

Disturbed breastfeeding

91

49.5 (33.0)

82

43.5 (35.2)

Physical reaction of hospitalized infant

298

30.5 (25.9)

302

18.0 (22.0)

Impact on feeding of hospitalized infant

306

40.1 (26.1)

311

15.6 (18.9)

Impact on behavior with other children

241

56.6 (27.5)

234

39.8 (28.7)

Siblings’ reaction

213

63.1 (25.5)

212

57.9 (24.8)

  1. All IBHQ scores range between 0 (no impact) and 100 (highest impact).