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Table 3 Baseline demographics of study participants by trial arm status

From: Healthy Parent Carers: feasibility randomised controlled trial of a peer-led group-based health promotion intervention for parent carers of disabled children

Characteristic

Intervention (N = 47)a

Control (N = 45 )b

All (N = 92)c

Site

 Torquay, n (%)

7 (15)

6 (13)

13 (14)

 Plymouth, n (%)

10 (21)

9 (20)

19 (21)

 Minehead, n (%)

6 (13)

6 (13)

12 (13)

 Dawlish, n (%)

8 (17)

8 (18)

16 (17)

 Bideford, n (%)

8 (17)

8 (18)

16 (17)

 St Austell, n (%)

8 (17)

8 (18)

16 (17)

Female parent, n (%)

44 (94)

44 (98)

88 (96)

Age of parent, mean (SD)

42.2 (8.9)

42.8 (7.1)

42.5 (8.0)

Number of children

 One, n (%)

12 (26)

7 (16)

19 (21)

 Two, n (%)

24 (51)

30 (67)

54 (59)

 Three, n (%)

6 (13)

5 (11)

11 (12)

 Four, n (%)

5 (11)

2 (4)

7 (8)

 Five, n (%)

0 (0)

1 (2)

1 (1)

Female index child d, n (%)

10 (28)

10 (27)

20 (27)

Age of index child d, mean (SD)

11.4 (5.0)

11.3 (5.1)

11.3 (5.0)

Relationship status

 Married, n (%)

26 (55)

32 (71)

58 (63)

 Civil partnership, n (%)

2 (4)

0 (0)

2 (2)

 Single, n (%)

7 (15)

4 (9)

11 (12)

 Divorced, n (%)

9 (19)

6 (13)

15 (16)

 Separated, n (%)

2 (4)

3 (7)

5 (5)

 Widowed, n (%)

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Ethnicity

 White, n (%)

45 (96)

44 (98)

89 (97)

 Mixed multiple, n (%)

1 (2)

1 (2)

2 (2)

 Other, n (%)

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Employment status

 Full-time, n (%)

2 (4)

3 (7)

5 (6)

 Full-time self-employed, n (%)

0 (0)

1 (2)

1 (1)

 Part-time, n (%)

11 (24)

13 (30)

24 (27)

 Part-time self-employed, n (%)

6 (13)

4 (9)

10 (11)

 Parent carer, n (%)

23 (50)

21 (49)

44 (49)

 Unemployed, n (%)

4 (9)

0 (0)

4 (4)

 Full time student, n (%)

0 (0)

1 (2)

1 (1)

Educational qualification

 1 to 4 GCSEs/equivalent, n (%)

4 (9)

3 (7)

7 (8)

 5+ GCSEs/equivalent, n (%)

8 (18)

5 (12)

13 (15)

 2+ A levels, n (%)

6 (13)

6 (14)

12 (14)

 Degree, n (%)

20 (44)

21 (49)

41 (47)

 Other, n (%)

7 (16)

8 (19)

15 (17)

Total household income per week

 Up to £150, n (%)

4 (9)

0 (0)

4 (5)

 £151 to £200, n (%)

1 (2)

2 (4)

3 (3)

 £201 to £250, n (%)

9 (21)

6 (13)

15 (17)

 £251 to £300, n (%)

2 (7)

4 (9)

6 (7)

 £301 to £350, n (%)

7 (16)

9 (20)

16 (18)

 £351 or above, n (%)

20 (47)

24 (53)

44 (50)

Housing tenure

 Owned outright, n (%)

6 (13)

3 (7)

9 (10)

 Shared ownership, n (%)

0 (0)

1 (2)

1 (1)

 Mortgage/loan, n (%)

16 (34)

26 (59)

42 (46)

 Privately rented, n (%)

10 (21)

5 (11)

15 (16)

 Council rented, n (%)

8 (17)

4 (9)

12 (13)

 Other social rented, n (%)

6 (13)

5 (11)

11 (12)

 Other, n (%)

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (1)

IMD deprivation quintile-based group

 Most deprived, n (%)

8 (17)

7 (16)

15 (16)

 2nd group, n (%)

16 (34)

11 (24)

27 (29)

 3rd group, n (%)

10 (21)

15 (33)

25 (27)

 4th group, n (%)

9 (19)

10 (22)

19 (21)

 Least deprived

4 (9)

2 (4)

6 (7)

AMC concern score (index child) d, mean (SD)

11.3 (3.5)

12.9 (3.8)

12.0 (3.7)

AMC impact score (index child) d, mean (SD)

35.0 (13.3)

40.2 (14.3)

37.5 (14.0)

  1. a Sample size for intervention arm ranges from 36 to 47.
  2. b Sample size for control arm ranges from 32 to 45.
  3. c Total sample size ranges from 73 to 92.
  4. SD standard deviation, n numerator, N denominator (sample size)