Participant characteristics
| Semistructured interviews (n=22) | Focus group discussion (n=14) | Survey study (n=38) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Acute setting (ED) | 11 (50) | 0 | 10 (26) |
| Non-acute setting | 11 (50) | 14 (100) | 28 (74) |
| Frequency of hospital consultation | |||
| <5 times | 16 (73) | na | na |
| > 5 times | 6 (27) | na | na |
| Has chronically ill child | 4 (18) | 1 (7)) | na |
| Female | 16 (73) | 14 (100) | 35 (92) |
| Median age in years (range) | 35 (19–48) | 33 (26–42) | 34 (26–52) |
| Median number of children (range) | 2 (1–6) | 1 (0–3)* | 2 (1–6) |
| Median age of children in years (range) | 6 (0–22) | 2 (0–9) | category: 2–5 |
| Highest education | |||
| Primary or secondary school | 3 (14) | 1 (7) | |
| Community college/intermediate vocational education | 11 (50) | 4 (29) | 6 (60)† |
| College or university | 8 (36) | 9 (64) | 4 (40)† |
| Occupation | |||
| Full-time working | 8 (36) | 6 (43) | na |
| Part-time working | 8 (36) | 7 (50) | na |
| Housewife/houseman | 6 (27) | 1 (7) | na |
| Country of birth | |||
| The Netherlands | 19 (86) | 13 (93) | 5 (50)† |
| Other† | 3 (14) | 1 (7) | 5 (50)† |
| Country of birth parents | |||
| The Netherlands | 13 (59) | 11 (79) | na |
| The Netherlands – other‡ | 0 | 2 (14) | na |
| Other‡ | 9 (41) | 1 (7) | |
| Median understanding Dutch language (scale 0–10, range)§ | 10 (6–10) | 10 (8–10) | 10 (8–10)† |
*One participant came with sister (present as an aunt).
†Including: Morocco, Suriname, Turkey, Cape Verde, Pakistan, Poland, Indonesia and Italy.
‡0=no understanding of Dutch language, 10=excellent understanding of Dutch language.
§Only available for participants in acute setting (n=10).