Background
Methods
Survey design and data collection
Sample selection
Survey procedures
Data analysis
Results
Families’ use of accommodations during a child’s hospitalization
Variable | Home/ Relative/ Friend %a
n = 176 | RMH %a
n = 36 | Child’s room %a
n = 915 | Other (incl. Separate hospital room, hotel) %a
n = 98 |
p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample: N = 1240 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 74.7 | 8.1 | |
Child genderb
| 0.638 | ||||
Male | 15.3 | 3.2 | 73.7 | 7.8 | |
Female | 13.1 | 2.7 | 75.8 | 8.4 | |
Child age (years)c
| 0.483 | ||||
< 1 | 13.8 | 3.7 | 75.1 | 7.4 | |
1–6 | 15.1 | 3.9 | 73.4 | 7.6 | |
7–12 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 76.8 | 9.6 | |
13 or older | 16.9 | 2.2 | 73.5 | 7.4 | |
Child overall healthd, M (SD) (1 = excellent to 5 = poor)
| 2.18 (1.09) | 2.28 (1.03) | 2.12 (1.03) | 1.98 (.94) | 0.682 |
Distance travelled (miles)c
| <.001 | ||||
0–25 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 74.7 | 8.0 | |
26–50 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 81.9 | 4.0 | |
51–100 | 3.2 | 12.8 | 78.7 | 5.3 | |
> 100 | 4.2 | 22.5 | 50.7 | 22.5 | |
Length of stay (days)c
| <.001 | ||||
1–2 | 14.3 | 1.5 | 77.6 | 6.6 | |
3–5 | 12.7 | 4.2 | 74.6 | 8.5 | |
6–10 | 13.0 | 6.2 | 75.3 | 5.5 | |
11–21 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 71.4 | 14.3 | |
>21 | 8.7 | 21.7 | 65.2 | 4.3 | |
Children’s hospitalb
| 0.829 | ||||
No | 14.4 | 2.7 | 75.4 | 7.6 | |
Yes | 14.2 | 3.3 | 73.9 | 8.6 | |
Affiliation with RMH Chapterb
| <.001 | ||||
No | 17.8 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 10.6 | |
Yes | 12.5 | 4.5 | 76.2 | 6.8 |
Variation of hospital experience scores across types of accommodation
Global experience measures | Home/ Relative/ Friend % | RMH % | Child’s room % | Other (including separate hospital room, hotel) % |
p valuec
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital experiencea
| 79.0 | 89.2 | 85.2 | 86.0 | 0.156 |
Would recommend to friends and familyb
| 79.9 | 89.2 | 83.8 | 82.8 | 0.465 |
Accommodation helped maintain involvement in child’s careb
| 60.8 | 91.9 | 69.6 | 64.6 | 0.002 |
Effect of accommodation type on hospital experience
Adjusted odds ratios [95% CI] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Covariatea
| Overall experience | Would recommend | Accommodation helpfulness | |||
Accommodation type (ref = home) | ||||||
RMH | 1.11 | (0.31–3.95) | 0.56 | (0.15–2.04) | 5.65 | (1.54–20.73)b
|
Room | 1.21 | (0.72–2.03) | 0.86 | (0.49–1.52) | 1.47 | (0.97–2.22) |
Other | 1.41 | (0.59–3.36) | 0.80 | (0.33–1.92) | 1.16 | (0.63–2.14) |
Distance (log 2) | 1.02 | (0.91–1.14) | 1.10 | (0.98–1.24) | 1.03 | (0.96–1.12) |
Length of stay (ref = 1–2 days) | ||||||
3–5 days | 1.43 | (0.90–2.25) | 1.11 | (0.70–1.76) | 0.93 | (0.67–1.29) |
6–10 days | 1.21 | (0.67–2.16) | 1.31 | (0.69–2.50) | 0.91 | (0.59–1.38) |
11 or more days | 1.46 | (0.64–3.32) | 2.10 | (0.60–7.28) | 1.01 | (0.52–1.94) |
Patient’s age group (ref ≤ 1 year) | ||||||
1–6 years | 0.86 | (0.47–1.52) | 0.96 | (0.55–1.70) | 1.34 | (0.86–2.09) |
7–12 years | 0.91 | (0.49–1.65) | 0.90 | (0.50–1.63) | 1.03 | (0.66–1.59) |
13 or more years | 0.67 | (0.35–1.25) | 0.57 | (0.30–1.08) | 1.19 | (0.74–1.89) |
Patient’s gender (ref = female) | 0.72 | (0.49–1.05) | 0.85 | (0.58–1.26) | 1.12 | (0.85–1.47) |
Child’s health rating (1 = excellent to 5 = poor)
| 0.59 | (0.49–0.69)b
| 0.65 | (0.54–0.78)b
| 0.79 | (0.69–0.90)b
|