From: Parents’ pandemic NICU experience in the United States: a qualitative study
Parent Characteristics | |
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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) |