In the year 2011, 53 patients from 14 countries participated in the Netcoaching program. Compared to the two years before, the number of patients increased (graph 1, 2).
Graph 1: Netpatients from 2009-2011
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Graph 2: Country of referral in 2011
The overall success rate of Netcoaching in 2011 is 85% - thus, 45 formally tube dependent children could be weaned off their feeding tube successfully.
Four of the patients (=7,5%) interrupted the program because of private issues and medical circumstances independent from the tube weaning. The same percentage of patients is still in progress (Graph 3).
Graph 3: Overall success rate of Netcoaching in 2011
The mean age of the children is 1,5 years - on average being more than one year younger than the patients in the Graz tube weaning program (Graph 4).
Graph 4: Mean Age in 2011, Onsite- vs. Netpatients
