Table 1. Demographic characteristics of children with cancer and their caregivers (n = 100).
| Variables | M (Q25, Q75)/n(%) | Variables | M (Q25, Q75)/n(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Times of hospitalisations | 8.00 (3.00, 15.00) | Mother’s education level | |
| Age at first diagnosis | 3.25 (2.23, 4.27) | Primary school and below | 11 (11.00) |
| Duration of disease | 1.08 (0.40, 2.35) | Junior High School | 29 (29.00) |
| Age | High School | 24 (24.00) | |
| 36–41 months | 15 (15.00) | University and above | 36 (36.00) |
| 42–47 months | 12 (12.00) | Primary caregiver | |
| 48–53 months | 9 (9.00) | parent | 82 (82.00) |
| 54–59 months | 17 (17.00) | non-parent | 18 (18.00) |
| ≥60 months | 47 (47.00) | Residence | |
| Sex | Urban | 57 (57.00) | |
| Male | 50 (50.00) | Rural | 43 (43.00) |
| Female | 50 (50.00) | Child disposition | |
| Type of cancer | Extroversion | 49 (49.00) | |
| neurological cancer | 2 (2.00) | Centralization | 38 (38.00) |
| hematologic cancer | 14 (14.00) | ntrovert | 13 (13.00) |
| Other cancer | 84 (84.00) | Dietary habit | |
| Surgery | balanced diet | 81 (81.00) | |
| no | 24 (24.00) | meat-based diet | 9 (9.00) |
| yes | 76 (76.00) | vegetarianism diet | 10 (10.00) |
| Radiotherapy | physical exercise | ||
| no | 76 (76.00) | Never | 6 (6.00) |
| yes | 24 (24.00) | Regular | 22 (22.00) |
| Chemotherapy | Irregular | 72 (72.00) | |
| no | 5 (5.00) | Frequency of cognitive activity | |
| yes | 95 (95.00) | Never | 18 (18.00) |
| Intrathecal chemotherapy | Regular | 17 (17.00) | |
| no | 27 (27.00) | Irregular | 65 (65.00) |
| yes | 73 (73.00) | Daily time spent using the Internet | |
| Parenting style | <2 hours | 51 (51.00) | |
| Authoritative type | 74 (74.00) | 2–6 hours | 44 (44.00) |
| Autocratic type | 8 (8.00) | >6 hours | 5 (5.00) |
| Doting type | 18 (18.00) | Comorbidity | |
| Income (RMB) | no | 90 (90.00) | |
| <3000 | 27 (27.00) | yes | 10 (10.00) |
| 3000–5000 | 41 (41.00) | Sleep duration | |
| 5000–10000 | 20 (20.00) | 9–11 hours. | 58 (58.00) |
| >10000 | 12 (12.00) | 8–9 hours. | 36 (36.00) |
| Father’s education level | 7–8 hours. | 5 (5.00) | |
| Primary school and below | 7 (7.00) | 5–7 hours. | 1 (1.00) |
| Junior High School | 33 (33.00) | ||
| High School | 22 (22.00) | ||
| University and above | 38 (38.00) |