Table 1.
Child age [M (SD)] | 12.9 (3.0) |
Years since diagnosis | 4.8 (5.3) |
Gender [N (%)] | |
Male | 62 (51.2) |
Female | 59 (48.8) |
Ethnicity | |
Caucasian | 93 (76.9) |
African American | 25 (20.7) |
Other | 3 (2.5) |
SESa | |
I & II | 34 (28.2) |
III | 38 (31.6) |
IV & V | 49 (40.0) |
Treatment status | |
Receiving active therapy | 74 (61.2) |
Completed therapy | 47 (38.8) |
Type of cancer | |
ALLb | 42 (34.7) |
Other leukemia | 14 (11.6) |
HD/NHLc | 14 (11.6) |
Solid tumor | 40 (33.1) |
Brain tumor | 11 (9.1) |
Parent respondent | |
Mother | 99 (81.8) |
Father | 18 (14.9) |
Otherd | 4 (3.3) |
Note. Socioeconomic status per Hollingshead four-factor index (Hollingshead, 1975)
Acute lymphocytic leukemia
Hodgkins disease/non-Hodgkins lymphoma
Stepparent or grandparent as custodial guardian