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Table 1 Focus group discussions: caregiver and child characteristics

From: Simultaneous development of the Pediatric GERD Caregiver Impact Questionnaire (PGCIQ) in American English and American Spanish

 

American English n (%)

American Spanish n (%)

Total n (%)

Number of Caregivers

   

by Language

12 (44%)

15 (56%)

27 (100%)

Gender

   

Female

12 (100%)

12 (80%)

24 (89%)

Male

0 (0%)

3 (20%)

3 (11%)

Age

   

Mean

37

37

37

Range

21–58

18–64

18–64

Marital Status

   

Divorced

0 (0%)

1 (7%)

1 (4%)

In long-term relationship

0 (0%)

1 (7%)

1 (4%)

Married

12 (100%)

10 (67%)

22 (81%)

Single

0 (0%)

2 (13%)

2 (7%)

Other

0 (0%)

1 (7%)

1 (4%)

Relationship to Child

   

Aunt or Uncle

0 (0%)

1 (7%)

1 (4%)

Grandparent

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

Parent

11 (92%)

14 (93%)

25 (93%)

Number of Children

   

by Caregiver Language

12 (44%)

15 (56%)

27 (100%)

*Age (years, months)

   

Mean

3.6

2.2

2.8

Median

1.6

3.3

2.5

Range

0.2–11.5

0.5–3.6

0.5–11.5

Gender

   

Female

6 (50%)

8 (53%)

14 (52%)

Male

5 (42%)

7 (47%)

12 (44%)

Outlier excluded

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

  1. *outlier age of 18.2 was excluded in determination of mean, median and range values