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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables included in the study, neonatal care and paediatric surgery, respectively

From: eHealth usage among parents to premature or surgically treated neonates: associations with eHealth literacy, healthcare satisfaction or satisfaction with an eHealth device

 

Neonatal

(n = 11)

Surgery

(n = 21)

Overall

(n = 32)

Missing

 

median [min, max]

median [min, max]

median [min, max]

n (%)

Age parents (years)

34.5 [27.0, 44.0]

34.0 [26.0, 55.0]

34.0 [26.0, 55.0]

0 (0.0%)

University education

8 (72.8%)

16 (76.2%)

24 (75.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Distance between hospital and home (km)*

16.8 (11.6–24.2)

248.0 (14–343)

58.9 (11.6–343)

0 (0.0%)

Ability to engage in eHealth 1-max 4

3.5 [3.0, 4.0]

3.4 [1.4, 4.0]

3.5 [1.4, 4.0]

3 (9.4%)

Motivation to engage in eHealth 1-max 4

3.0 [2.2, 3.7]

2.9 [2.2, 4.0]

3.0 [2.2, 4.0]

4 (12.5%)

Overall healthcare satisfaction 0-max 100

95.8 [75.0, 100]

100 [50.0, 100]

100 [50.0, 100]

1 (3.1%)

Total number of days with device at home

28.0 [14, 68]

36.0 [8, 299]

30.0 [8, 299]

0 (0.0%)

Number of days with device at home (max 30 days)

28.0 |14, 30]

30.0 [8, 30]

29.5 [8, 30]

0 (0.0%)

Percentage of active days/ days with device (max 30)

40.0 [14.3, 70.0]

38.9 [20.0, 86.7]

39.4 [14.3, 86.7]

0 (0.0%)

Average number of activities on active days

1.20 [1.00, 1.82]

2.5 [1.50, 4.20]

2.00 [1.00, 4.20]

0 (0.0%)

How satisfied were you with communication via eHealth device?

0 (0.0%)

Very dissatisfied

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Dissatisfied

2 (18.2%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (6.3%)

 

Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied

4 (36.4%)

1 (4.8%)

5 (15.6%)

 

Satisfied

3 (27.3%)

8 (38.1%)

11 (34.4%)

 

Very satisfied

2 (18.2%)

12 (57.1%)

14 (40.6%)

 
  1. *95% of children (20/21) within paediatric surgery were treated for diagnoses related to national specialised medical care.