Parental Satisfaction in Short-Stay Pediatric Emergency Unit: A Cross-Sectional, Descriptive and Observational Study †
7th CiiEM International Congress 2025—Empowering One Health to Reduce Social Vulnerabilities
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Setting and Participants
2.3. Variables and Measurement
2.4. Study Size and Bias
2.5. Quantitative Variables and Statistical Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Socio-Demographic Characteristics | n | % | NCS (1–7) | ONC (1–5) | |||||
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M | SD | p | M | SD | p | ||||
Children sex | Male | 105 | 52.5 | 6.5 | 0.54 | 0.871 | 4.5 | 0.58 | 0.851 |
Female | 95 | 57.5 | 6.5 | 0.60 | 4.6 | 0.63 | |||
Children age | Newborn | 8 | 4 | 6.7 | 0.44 | 0.657 | 4.8 | 0.35 | 0.450 |
Infant | 62 | 31 | 6.4 | 0.57 | 4.4 | 0.66 | |||
Toddler | 28 | 14 | 6.5 | 0.48 | 4.5 | 0.50 | |||
Preschool | 19 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 0.77 | 4.5 | 0.62 | |||
School age | 35 | 17.5 | 6.6 | 0.54 | 4.7 | 0.65 | |||
Adolescent | 48 | 24 | 6.5 | 0.57 | 4.6 | 0.59 | |||
Wristband color assigned in the PED | Blue | 1 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.98 | 4.0 | 0.936 | ||
Green | 28 | 16.1 | 6.4 | 0.61 | 4.5 | 0.64 | |||
Yellow | 46 | 26.4 | 6.4 | 0.61 | 4.5 | 0.56 | |||
Orange | 90 | 51.7 | 6.5 | 0.54 | 4.5 | 0.66 | |||
Red | 9 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 0.57 | 4.6 | 0.58 | |||
Length of hospital stay (hours) | ≤12 h | 49 | 25.9 | 6.5 | 0.55 | 0.731 | 4.5 | 0.64 | 0.746 |
13–24 h | 102 | 54 | 6.5 | 0.55 | 4.5 | 0.61 | |||
≥25 h | 38 | 20.1 | 6.4 | 0.65 | 4.6 | 0.55 | |||
Sex of carer | Male | 32 | 16.2 | 6.5 | 0.48 | 0.821 | 4.5 | 0.59 | 0.898 |
Female | 166 | 83.8 | 6.5 | 0.55 | 4.6 | 0.60 | |||
Carer age (years) | ≤29 years | 40 | 20.1 | 6.5 | 0.56 | 0.908 | 4.4 | 0.69 | 0.207 |
30–39 years | 92 | 46.2 | 6.5 | 0.52 | 4.6 | 0.53 | |||
40–49 years | 53 | 26.6 | 6.4 | 0.64 | 4.5 | 0.68 | |||
≥50 years | 14 | 7 | 6.5 | 0.59 | 4.7 | 0.47 | |||
Carer’s education (years) | Up to 6 years | 12 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 0.58 | 0.161 | 4.7 | 0.44 | 0.029 |
7–9 years | 36 | 20.6 | 6.3 | 0.72 | 4.3 | 0.73 | |||
10–12 years | 84 | 48 | 6.5 | 0.52 | 4.6 | 0.51 | |||
Higher education | 43 | 24.6 | 6.5 | 0.45 | 4.6 | 0.58 | |||
Employment status | Employed | 160 | 83.3 | 6.5 | 0.49 | 0.096 | 4.6 | 0.54 | 0.301 |
Unemployed | 32 | 16.7 | 6.3 | 0.70 | 4.5 | 0.67 | |||
Socio-Professional Classes | Professions in the Armed Forces | 3 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 0.37 | 0.171 | 4.7 | 0.26 | 0.688 |
Representatives of executive bodies, directors and managers | 3 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 0.09 | 5.0 | 0.06 | |||
Specialists in intellectual and scientific activities | 49 | 30.8 | 6.6 | 0.43 | 4.6 | 0.58 | |||
Technicians and mid-level professions | 24 | 15.1 | 6.6 | 0.47 | 4.5 | 0.57 | |||
Administrative staff | 15 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 0.36 | 4.7 | 0.33 | |||
Personal service, security and sales workers | 36 | 22.6 | 6.6 | 0.43 | 4.7 | 0.55 | |||
Skilled agricultural, fishing and forestry workers | 1 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 0.6 | ||||
Skilled construction workers and craftsmen | 3 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 0.52 | 4.3 | 1.9 | |||
Plant and machine operators and assembly workers | 4 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 0.39 | 4.5 | 2.5 | |||
Unqualified workers | 21 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 0.79 | 4.4 | 13.2 |
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Antunes, V.; Pereira, P.; Cardoso, T.; Pereira, C.; Ladeira, M.; Antunes, R.; Loureiro, F. Parental Satisfaction in Short-Stay Pediatric Emergency Unit: A Cross-Sectional, Descriptive and Observational Study. Med. Sci. Forum 2025, 37, 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2025037021
Antunes V, Pereira P, Cardoso T, Pereira C, Ladeira M, Antunes R, Loureiro F. Parental Satisfaction in Short-Stay Pediatric Emergency Unit: A Cross-Sectional, Descriptive and Observational Study. Medical Sciences Forum. 2025; 37(1):21. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2025037021
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntunes, Vanessa, Paula Pereira, Tatiana Cardoso, Célia Pereira, Miguel Ladeira, Ricardo Antunes, and Fernanda Loureiro. 2025. "Parental Satisfaction in Short-Stay Pediatric Emergency Unit: A Cross-Sectional, Descriptive and Observational Study" Medical Sciences Forum 37, no. 1: 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2025037021
APA StyleAntunes, V., Pereira, P., Cardoso, T., Pereira, C., Ladeira, M., Antunes, R., & Loureiro, F. (2025). Parental Satisfaction in Short-Stay Pediatric Emergency Unit: A Cross-Sectional, Descriptive and Observational Study. Medical Sciences Forum, 37(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2025037021