Parent satisfaction with a pediatric practice in Germany: A questionnaire-based study

Table 1 Description of sample of parents

Description of sample	n	%
Form filler of questionnaire
mother	57	93,4
father	4	6,6
Age of parents
under 20 years	0	0
21-30 years	24	38,7
31-40 years	29	46,8
over 40 years	9	14,5
graduation degree of parents
secondary modern school	4	7,0
middle school	34	59,6
graduation from high school	19	33,4
Parents with child at the age of
1-5	44	70,9
5-10	10	16,2
10-15	8	12,9
Gender of child
male	33	52,4
female	30	47,6
Parents with indication for child
screening	15	25,4
vaccination	10	16,9
acute illness (flu, stomach ache,...)	28	47,5
chronic illness (obstipation, urinary infection)	4	6,8
controls (after operations)	2	3,4
Which child is presented in the practice
first child	30	47,6
second child	22	34,9
third or further child	11	17,5
Number of times the parents visited the pediatric practice
never	1	1,6
once	1	1,6
often	59	96,8
Insurance status of child
statuory health insurance	57	90,4
statutory health insurance & private insurance	3	4,8
private health insurance	3	4,8
Parents with child after visit
with therapy	37	74,0
without therapy	13	26,0

ISSN: 1824-7288