Table 1.
Descriptive information about the children and families (n=69)
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Child's age (years) | 9.71±4.94 (3-19) |
| Mother's age (years) | 36.46±6.17 (23-50) |
| Father's age (years) | 39.95±5.73 (28-54) |
| Child's gender | |
| Male | 45 (65.2) |
| Female | 24 (34.8) |
| Child's education | |
| Not at school age | 26 (37.7) |
| Break school | 24 (34.8) |
| Not continuing school | 4 (5.8) |
| Continue to school | 15 (21.7) |
| Family income* | |
| Expenses more than income | 11 (15.9) |
| Income is equal to expenses | 52 (75.4) |
| Income more than expenses | 6 (8.7) |
| Data about the disease, treatment, and nutrition (n=69) | |
| Variables | n (%) |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 8.91±5.12 (0.4-17.5) |
| Treatment duration (years) | 0.78±1.01 (0.1-6.50) |
| Hospitalization duration (days) | 16.97±26.16 (1-120) |
| Diagnosis of child | |
| Leukemia | 31 (44.9) |
| Solid tumor | 18 (26.1) |
| Central nervous system | 11 (15.9) |
| Lymphoma | 8 (11.6) |
| Others | 1 (1.4) |
| Treatment** | |
| CT | 67 (97.1) |
| RT | 17 (24.6) |
| Surgery | 19 (27.5) |
| HSCT | 5 (7.2) |
| Nutrition type | |
| Normal diet | 42 (60.9) |
| Neutropenic diet | 27 (39.1) |
*Assessment about family income is made according to the parents’ expressions, **The percentage of each item is taken out of n=69 and some children may receive more than one treatment. SD: Standard deviation, HSCT: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, CT: Chemotherapy, RT: Radiotherapy