Respondent perceptions, analysed according to three types of respondent characteristics
| Statements | Being parent (n=146) | NIDCAP-trained* (n=110) | NICU experience* (n=106) | |||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | <5 years | >5 years | |
| Parental attendance at medical round inhibits some discussions between HCP | ||||||
| Strongly agree/agree | 45 (52%) | 50 (83%) | 22 (44%) | 71 (76%) | 54 (83%) | 40 (50%) |
| Neutral | 23 (27%) | 8 (13%) | 16 (32%) | 15 (16%) | 7 (11%) | 24 (30%) |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 18 (21%) | 2 (3%) | 12 (24%) | 8 (8%) | 4 (6%) | 16 (20%) |
| p Value† | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| FCR increases round duration | ||||||
| Strongly agree/agree | Not tested | 18 (37%) | 71 (76%) | 48 (76%) | 41 (51%) | |
| Neutral | Not tested | 19 (39%) | 18 (19%) | 12 (19%) | 26 (33%) | |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | Not tested | 12 (25%) | 4 (4%) | 3 (5%) | 13 (16%) | |
| p Value† | <0.001 | <0.01 | ||||
| Decision-making in the presence of parents may generate anxiety in parents | ||||||
| Strongly agree/agree | 39 (46%) | 35 (58%) | 13 (26%) | 60 (64%) | 43 (66%) | 31 (39%) |
| Neutral | 21 (25%) | 12 (20%) | 14 (29%) | 18 (19%) | 12 (19%) | 21 (27%) |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 25 (29%) | 13 (22%) | 22 (45%) | 16 (17%) | 22 (15%) | 27 (34%) |
| p Value† | 0.33 | <0.001 | <0.01 | |||
*Group 3 was excluded from this analysis.
†χ2 test.
FCR, family-centred round; HCP, healthcare professional; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; NIDCAP, Neonatal Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program.