Determinants of parents' experiences with outpatient child and adolescent mental health services

Table 3 Descriptive statistics for the clinics' accessibility and involvement of the parents

	n		%	Mean (SD)	Median
Length of treatment (days)	7903			436.5 (531.7)	256
Recorded waiting time (days)	7902			83.1 (82.7)	55
Perceived waiting time	7700	None	13
		Not for long	44
		Fairly long	22
		Very long	21
Number of consultations in the previous 3 months?	7173	Just one	35
		2-5	46
		6-12	17
		More than 12	2
Suitable number of consultations in the previous 3 months	7361	No, far too few	14
		No, too few	21
		Yes, a suitable number	65
Ease of contacting the therapists outside appointments	5966	Not at all	9
		To a small extent	16
		To a moderate extent	35
		To a large extent	29
		To a very large extent	11
Parents' participation in consultations	7580	No, never	13
		Yes, occasionally	49
		Yes, often	39
Parents' understanding of the services	7547	Very poor	4
		Quite poor	7
		Neither poor nor good	21
		Quite good	42
		Very good	26

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