Table I. Characteristics of Participants.
| Characteristics | Doctors (n = 12) |
Nurses (n = 18) |
Survivors (n = 16) |
Parents (n = 8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 6 (50) | 17 (94) | 10 (63) | 6 (75) |
| Age at discussion | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 44 (8.5) | 37 (9.4) | 27 (4.7) | 54.3 (5.3) |
| Range | 31–56 | 26–57 | 21–34 | 45–62 |
| Years in pediatric oncology | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 13.3 (8.0) | 8.3 (8.1) | – | – |
| Range | 1–25 | 0.5–33 | – | – |
| Mean (SD) age at diagnosis | – | – | 15 (3.2) | 13.8 (1.0)a |
| Mean (SD) years in treatment | – | – | 3.4 (2.3) | 4.1 (1.8)a |
| Mean (SD) years since treatment completion | 8.6 (4.2) | 6.4 (4.1)a | ||
a
Pertains to parents’ child with cancer.
Values are numbers (percentages) unless otherwise stated.