Table 4

Variables related to satisfaction with disclosure

	Level of significance
	Structure	Manner	Information	More satisfied if:
Child variables
Gender	NS	NS	NS
Severity of physical disability	NS	NS	χ² 9.08, df 2, p = 0.01	Less severe
Additional learning disability	NS	NS	NS
Birth weight (<2500 g and >2500 g)	χ² 8.13, df 1, p < 0.01	NS	NS	Greater
Known cause for cerebral palsy	NS	NS	NS
Gestational age		t −2.45, p < 0.02	NS	NS	Greater
Gestational age		(95% CI −5.65, −0.60)
Age at diagnosis		NS	t 2.02, p < 0.05	NS	Lower
Age at diagnosis			(95% CI 0.04, 4.51)
Age at interview	NS	NS	NS
Parent variables
Mother employed	NS	NS	NS
Maternal education	NS	NS	NS
Mother age	NS	NS	NS
Father age	NS	t−3.06, p < 0.01	NS	Higher
		(95% CI −6.53, −1.38)
Postnatal depression score		t 2.88, p < 0.01	NS	NS	Lower
Postnatal depression score		(95% CI 0.92, 4.98)
Current ways of coping	NS	NS	NS