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Table 1 Parent, Infant, and Hospital Characteristics

From: Parents’ pandemic NICU experience in the United States: a qualitative study

Parent Characteristics

 

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

31 (5.4)

Number of individuals in home

3.8 (1.3)

 

n (%)

Total respondents

169 (100)

Race/ethnicity

Asian, American Indian, Hawaiian

3 (2)

non-Hispanic Black

4 (2)

non-Hispanic White

105 (62)

non-Hispanic More than one race

4 (2)

Hispanic/Latinx

13 (8)

Not answered

40 (24)

Number of children

1

79 (47)

2–3

68 (40)

4 or more

22 (13)

Marital status

Not partnered

9 (5)

Married/Living with partner

119 (70)

Not answered

41 (24)

Education

Some high school

4 (2)

High school graduate/GED

16 (9)

Some college or 2-year degree

37 (22)

College graduate

40 (24)

Graduate/Professional degree

32 (19)

Not answered

40 (24)

Income

<  35,000

27 (16)

35,000 – 75,000

41 (24)

> 75,000

58 (34)

Not answered

44 (26)

Insurance

Private insurance

89 (53)

Government health plan

38 (22)

No coverage

2 (1)

Not answered

40 (24)

Infant Characteristics

 

Mean (SD)

Age at time of survey (weeks)

9.7 (6.9)

Length of NICU stay (days)

41 (31)

 

n (%)

Total respondents

169 (100)

Gestational category

Extremely preterm (23–27)

37 (22)

Preterm (28–33)

74 (44)

Late preterm (34–36)

25 15

Term (> 37)

35 (21)

Not answered

23 (14)

Reason for admission

Prematurity

119 (70)

Congenital birth defects

6 (4)

Neurological

12 (7)

Other

31 (18)

Not answered

1 (1)

Hospital-Related Characteristics

 

Mean (SD)

Hours with infant in NICU per day

7.7 (6.1)

 

n (%)

Total respondents

169 (100)

Distance to hospital

Less than 30 min

64 (38)

30–60 min

41 (24)

1–2 h

14 (8)

More than 2 h

9 (5)

Not answered

41 (24)

Frequency of visitation

Daily

115 (68)

Every couple days

8 (5)

Weekly

4 (2)

As schedule allowed

2 (1)

Not answered

40 (24)

Video visitation with infant

No

89 (53)

Yes

40 (24)

Not answered

40 (24)

Hospital type

NICU in a children’s hospital

47 (28)

Community hospital with a NICU

49 (29)

NICU at an academic medical center/regional care center

27 (16)

Observational/small special care nursery

1 (1)

Unsure/Other

5 (3)

Not answered

40 (24)