Table 3.
Impact of Child Characteristics, Caregiver Burden, and Parental Stress on Mental Health-Related Quality of Life among Parents of Children with Cancer and Childhood Cancer Survivors§
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | SD | p -value | Beta | SD | p -value | Beta | SD | p -value | |
| Intercept | 49.35 | 3.99 | 49.40 | 3.69 | <0.0001 | 48.22 | 3.13 | ||
| Child Characteristics | |||||||||
| Child Activity Limitation | −5.44 | 1.42 | 0.0001 | −3.77 | 1.41 | 0.008 | −2.32 | 1.23 | 0.06 |
| On Active Treatment | −4.41 | 1.71 | 0.01 | −2.21 | 1.57 | 0.16 | −1.50 | 1.39 | 0.28 |
| Received Radiation | 3.53 | 2.22 | 0.11 | 1.81 | 1.94 | 0.35 | 0.14 | 1.63 | 0.93 |
| Control Variables | |||||||||
| Parent Age¥ | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.34 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.93 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.47 |
| Married/Partnered | 7.15 | 3.24 | 0.03 | 4.08 | 3.15 | 0.20 | 5.20 | 2.37 | 0.03 |
| Highly Educated | −4.82 | 1.63 | 0.0032 | −3.37 | 1.50 | 0.02 | −3.40 | 1.26 | 0.007 |
| Poor Sleep | −7.89 | 1.88 | <0.0001 | −6.40 | 1.79 | 0.0003 | −3.87 | 1.58 | 0.01 |
| Parental Burden and Stress | |||||||||
| Caregiver Burden¥ | -- | -- | -- | −0.32 | 0.07 | <0.0001 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.99 |
| Perceived Stress¥ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | −1.80 | 0.34 | <0.0001 |
| Symptoms of Stress¥ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | −0.09 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
¥
Centered at median
§
Controls for the interaction with interview stage (follow-up or baseline) for variables that were not measured at follow-up: poor sleep, caregiver burden, and perceived stress.