Table 1

Demographic characteristics and hospital context.

Characteristic

Hospital I Number

Hospital II Number

Hospital III Number

Age

Professional experience of diabetes care (years)

Total

Diabetes specialist paediatrician

2

1

1

45-49

16-20

4

Paediatric diabetes specialist nurse

2

2

2

45-49

16-20

6

Counsellor

1

1

50-54

6-10

2

Psychologist

1

1

45-49

6-10

2

Dietician

1

1

45-49

6-10

2

7

6

3

N = 16

Number of children (0-18 years) diagnosed with type 1 diabetes

22-24 yearly

24-26 yearly

20-22 yearly

Number of children (0-18 years) in the catchment area

Approx 54 000

Approx 70 000

Approx 64 000

Policy for the average of the hospital stay

One week

Two weeks and one week day-care*

Two weeks

* During the day care at the hospital the parents followed the child to day-care, school, or the after school centre. At lunch time they came to the day care ward for an appointment with the PDSN and if needed an appointment with one other diabetic team members to discuss any problems that arose.

Jönsson et al. BMC Pediatrics 2010 10:36   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-10-36