Table 2.
Social adjustment outcomes among survivors of childhood CNS tumors, solid tumors and siblings
| CNS | Solid Tumor | Siblings | Pa | Pb | Pc | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Scale | Response | N (%) | M (SD) | N (%) | M (SD) | N (%) | M (SD) | |||
| Number of Friends | 1.0-4.0 | 2.1 (1.0) | 1.5 (0.7) | 1.6 (0.7) | <.001 | <.001 | |||||
| 0 | 100 (15.3) | 40 (2.9) | 16 (2.3) | <.001 | <.001 | .23 | |||||
| 1 | 88 (13.5) | 79 (5.8) | 53 (7.5) | ||||||||
| 2-3 | 252 (38.6) | 437 (32.2) | 245 (34.5) | ||||||||
| 4 or more | 213 (32.6) | 800 (59.0) | 397 (55.8) | ||||||||
| Time With Friends | 1.0-3.0 | 2.1 (0.9) | 1.6 (0.7) | 1.5 (0.7) | <.001 | <.001 | .001 | ||||
| Less than 1/week | 269 (41.0) | 184 (13.6) | 62 (8.7) | <.001 | <.001 | .003 | |||||
| 1 or 2/week | 176 (26.8 | 487 (35.9) | 255 (35.7) | ||||||||
| 3 or more/week | 211 (32.2) | 686 (50.6) | 398 (55.7) | ||||||||
| Quality of Interactions (compared to others) | 4.0-12.0 | 7.2 (1.8) | 6.7 (1.7) | 6.6 (1.7) | <.001 | <.001 | .05 | ||||
| Get along with brothers and sisters | |||||||||||
| Better | 176 (26.7) | 401 (29.3) | 235 (32.6) | .002 | .005 | .23 | |||||
| About the Same | 425 (64.5) | 902 (65.9) | 448 (62.1) | ||||||||
| Worse | 58 (8.8) | 66 (4.8) | 38 (5.3) | ||||||||
| Get along with others | |||||||||||
| Better | 150 (22.8) | 489 (35.7) | 282 (39.2) | <.001 | <.001 | .055 | |||||
| About the Same | 396 (60.2) | 813 (59.4) | 417 (57.9) | ||||||||
| Worse | 112 (17.0) | 66 (4.8) | 21 (2.9) | ||||||||
| Behave with parents | |||||||||||
| Better | 254 (38.6) | 553 (40.4) | 310 (43.1) | .23 | .047 | .43 | |||||
| About the Same | 355 (60.2) | 739 (54.0) | 376 (52.2) | ||||||||
| Worse | 112 (17.0) | 76 (5.6) | 34 (4.7) | ||||||||
| Plays alone | |||||||||||
| Better | 257 (39.1) | 566 (41.3) | 321 (44.6) | <.001 | <.001 | .36 | |||||
| About the Same | 332 (50.5) | 730 (53.3) | 362 (50.3) | ||||||||
| Worse | 69 (10.5) | 73 (5.3) | 37 (5.1) | ||||||||
| Social Withdrawal | 3.0-9.0 | 4.3 (1.6) | 3.6 (1.2) | 3.4 (1.0) | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| Trouble getting along with other children | |||||||||||
| Not true | 449 (67.9) | 1129 (82.2) | 647 (89.4) | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | |||||
| Sometimes true | 149 (22.5) | 203 (14.8) | 66 (9.1) | ||||||||
| Often True | 63 (9.5) | 41 (3.0) | 11 (1.5) | ||||||||
| Not liked by other children | |||||||||||
| Not true | 425 (64.3) | 1140 (83.1) | 647 (89.4) | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | |||||
| Sometimes true | (181 (27.4) | 202 (14.7) | 64(8.8) | ||||||||
| Often True | 55 (8.3) | 30 (2.2) | 13 (1.8) | ||||||||
| Withdrawn | |||||||||||
| Not true | 409 (61.9) | 1109 (80.8) | 624 (86.2) | <.001 | <.001 | .007 | |||||
| Sometimes true | 196 (29.7) | 217 (15.8) | 84 (11.6) | ||||||||
| Often True | 56 (8.5) | 47 (3.4) | 16 (2.2) | ||||||||
| Antisocial | 5.0-15.0 | 6.4 (1.9) | 6.4 (2.0) | 6.1 (1.8) | .52 | .005 | .01 | ||||
| Cheats | |||||||||||
| Not true | 457 (68.9) | 977 (71.2) | 528 (72.7) | .18 | .22 | .049 | |||||
| Sometimes true | 180 (27.1) | 327 (23.8) | 178 (24.5) | ||||||||
| Often True | 26 (3.9) | 69 (5.0) | 20 (2.8) | ||||||||
| Bullies | |||||||||||
| Not true | 553 (83.4) | 1169 (85.1) | 644 (88.7) | .33 | .015 | .062 | |||||
| Sometimes true | 95 (14.3) | 167 (12.2) | 69 (9.5) | ||||||||
| Often True | 15 (2.3) | 38 (2.8) | 13 (1.8) | ||||||||
| Does not feel sorry | |||||||||||
| Not true | 508 (76.6) | 1067 (77.7) | 606 (83.5) | .51 | .006 | .006 | |||||
| Sometimes true | 125 (18.9) | 234 (17.0) | 96 (13.2) | ||||||||
| Often True | 30 (4.5) | 72 (5.2) | 24 (3.3) | ||||||||
| Is disobedient | |||||||||||
| Not true | 422 (63.7) | 900 (65.5) | 498 (68.6) | .71 | .15 | .35 | |||||
| Sometimes true | 208 (31.4) | 409 (29.8) | 198 (27.3) | ||||||||
| Often True | 33 (5.0) | 65 (4.7) | 30 (4.1) | ||||||||
| Trouble getting along with teachers | |||||||||||
| Not true | 550 (83.0) | 1162 (84.6) | 626 (86.2) | .39 | .18 | .59 | |||||
| Sometimes true | 100 (15.1) | 179 (13.0) | 85 (11.7) | ||||||||
| Often True | 13 (2.0) | 33 (2.4) | 15 (2.1) | ||||||||
a
CNS tumor vs. Solid tumor;
b
CNS tumor vs. Sibling controls;
c
Solid tumor vs. Sibling control