Table 1

Parent, teacher, and nurse study questionnaire responses

ParentTeacherNurseParent, teacher, or nurse
TotalTotalTotalTotal
Areas of concern*, n (%)
Any concern318 (32.0)165 (20.3)238 (24.6)480 (47.5)
Growth and/or some physical symptom†121 (12.4)28 (3.4)130 (13.5)229 (22.7)
Emotions94 (9.6)56 (6.9)61 (6.3)164 (16.2)
Concentration92 (9.3)90 (11.1)33 (3.4)153 (15.1)
Well-being of a family member or the whole family93 (9.5)27 (3.3)50 (5.2)137 (13.6)
Behaviour76 (7.7)57 (7.0)40 (4.2)125 (12.4)
Eating72 (7.3)na44 (4.6)100 (9.9)
Getting on with others41 (4.2)44 (5.4)33 (3.4)97 (9.6)
Learning48 (4.9)55 (6.8)na89 (8.8)
Sleeping39 (3.9)7 (0.9)23 (2.4)64 (6.3)
School absenteeism8 (0.8)15 (1.8)na21 (2.1)
Hearingnana12 (1.2)12 (1.2)
  • Numbers are n (%) of children in the study population. Numbers in rows and columns do not add up because respondents sometimes reported concerns regarding the same children and respondents could report concerns about several different areas.

  • *Concern=a great deal or quite a lot of concern by at least one respondent.

  • †Specified in parent’s questionnaire: recurrent pain, prolonged complaints, skin symptoms, undescended testes.

  • Na, Not applicable.