Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients by parents’ internet searching behaviors
Characteristic | Parents did not report using the internet | Parents did report using the internet | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of all patients’ parents interviewed, n (%) | 23 (9.4) | 222 (90.6) | < 0.001 |
Age of the patients in years, median (IQR) | 6.2 (2.0–9.7) | 7.0 (3.6–11.3) | 0.380 |
Patient age groups, n (%): | 0.830 | ||
0–4 years | 9 (39.1) | 83 (37.4) | |
5–10 years | 10 (43.5) | 81 (36.5) | |
10–14 years | 2 (8.7) | 36 (16.2) | |
15–18 years | 2 (8.7) | 22 (9.9) | |
Patient’s gender, n (%) | 0.703 | ||
Male | 14 (60.9) | 144 (64.9) | |
Female | 9 (29.1) | 78 (35.1) | |
Length of hospital stay in days, median (IQR) | 4 (1.0–19.0) | 4 (1.0–17.0) | 0.345 |
Complexity of surgery based on AQHR, n (%) | 0.856 | ||
Major | 18 (78.3) | 170 (76.6) | |
Minor | 5 (21.7) | 52 (23.4) | |
Living outside the municipality of Rome, n (%) | 7 (30.4) | 90 (40.5) | 0.345 |
Distance from the hospital in Km, median (IQR) | 62 (32–248) | 43 (24–148) | 0.177 |