Table 2.
Univariate analysis of SOC in caregivers of children with acute leukaemia-children (n = 287)
| Variables | Number, Percentage (%) |
SOC score (  ± s) |
Statistical values (t/F) |
P
value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 1.479 | 0.140 | ||
| Male | 171(59.6) | 58.37 ± 11.56 | ||
| Female | 116(40.4) | 56.40 ± 10.44 | ||
| Age | 0.805 | 0.492 | ||
| < 4 | 89(31.0) | 57.44 ± 11.26 | ||
| 4~7 | 80(27.9) | 58.21 ± 11.99 | ||
| 8~11 | 65(22.6) | 58.57 ± 9.68 | ||
| 12~16 | 53(18.5) | 55.62 ± 11.34 | ||
| Types of disease | 0.072 | 0.943 | ||
| Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | 240(83.6) | 57.60 ± 11.18 | ||
| Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia | 47(16.4) | 57.47 ± 11.04 | ||
| Only child | 1.276 | 0.203 | ||
| Yes | 101(35.2) | 58.71 ± 10.86 | ||
| No | 186(64.8) | 56.06 ± 11.27 | ||
| Duration of disease | 1.063 | 0.347 | ||
| < 1 | 178(62.0) | 58.20 ± 11.07 | ||
| 1~3 | 99(34.5) | 56.28 ± 11.26 | ||
| > 3 | 10(3.48) | 59.30 ± 11.09 | ||
| Clinical risk classification | 3.416 | 0.034 | ||
| Standard risk type | 82(28.5) | 60.27 ± 12.05 | ||
| Intermediate risk type | 175(61.0) | 56.53 ± 10.05 | ||
| High risk type | 30(10.5) | 56.30 ± 13.37 | ||
| Phase of treatment | 0.605 | 0.547 | ||
| Induction of remission | 70(24.4) | 58.44 ± 10.03 | ||
| Consolidation and intensification period | 111(38.7) | 57.89 ± 11.73 | ||
| Maintenance treatment period | 106(36.9) | 56.67 ± 11.24 | ||
| Self-care ability | 4.738 | 0.009 | ||
| Unable | 57(19.9) | 55.18 ± 11.31 | ||
| Partial self-care | 183(63.8) | 57.26 ± 11.20 | ||
| Completely independent | 47(16.3) | 61.70 ± 9.76 | ||
| With or without recurrence | 3.699 | < 0.001 | ||
| No | 254(88.5) | 58.43 ± 10.99 | ||
| Yes | 33(11.5) | 50.97 ± 10.24 |
Note: ① SOC- Sense of Coherence. ② For cases with minimal missing data, participants were contacted to complete the information. Data from participants with missing values exceeding 20% of total items were excluded from statistical analysis for this variable