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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of interview participants and their children

From: Improving communication and recall of information in paediatric diabetes consultations: a qualitative study of parents’ experiences and views

Characteristic

N

%

Mean ± SD & range

Parents (n = 54)a

   

Female (mothers)

38

70.4

 

Age - All parents (Years)

  

40.6 ± 6.1, range 25–51

Mothers Age (Years)

  

40.0 ± 5.6, range 25–51

Fathers Age (years)

  

42.1 ± 7.0, range 27–51

Biological parents living together (data from 40 interviews)

28

70.0

 

Current employment status

   

Full-time

19

35.2

 

Part-time

18

33.3

 

Full-time carer

7

13.0

 

Not working

9

16.7

 

In education

1

1.8

 

Occupation

   

Professional

9

16.7

 

Semi-skilled

12

22.2

 

Unskilled

17

31.5

 

Full-time carer/not working

16

29.6

 

Education – (those with degrees)

15

27.8

 

Children (n = 41)b

   

Female

17

41.5

 

Age – all children

  

8.4 ± 2.5, range 2–12

Female age at time of interview (Years)

  

9.0 ± 2.2, range 5–12

Male age at time of interview (Years)

  

8.0 ± 2.7, range 2–12

Female age at diagnosis (Years)

  

5.2 ± 2.1, range 3–10

Male age at diagnosis (Years)

  

3.6 ± 2.3, range 1–8

Diabetes duration – all children (Years since diagnosis)

  

4.1 ± 2.9, range 1–11

Regimen (at time of interview)

   

Basal Bolus

26

63.4

 

Mixed-use insulin

2

4.9

 

CSII

13

31.7

 

HbA1c – all children (IFCC: mmol/mol; NGSP: %)

  

68 ± 12.3; 8.4 ± 1.1

  1. aA total of 40 interviews were conducted. Of these, 24 interviews were with mothers only, 2 with fathers only and 14 were joint interviews with both mothers and fathers
  2. bDetails of 41 children are provided as one set of parents cared for two children with type 1 diabetes