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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2018 Oct 27;27(7):2443–2451. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4518-1

Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted associations between parental cancer stage and measures of psychological distress

Characteristic n PCQ P value HADS Depression P value HADS Anxiety P value
Unadjusted
 Metastatic 149 2.21 0.0402 5.28 0.4 7.48 0.9
 Non-metastatic 62 2.00 4.77 7.37
Adjusted*
 Metastatic 136 2.23 0.062 5.4 0.9 7.9 0.8
 Non-metastatic 57 2.20 5.5 8.0
*

Based on the beta estimates from a multiple linear regression model, adjusted for employment status, duration of illness, study site, and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General, Physical Well-Being subscale score.

Abbreviation: PCQ=Parenting Concerns Questionnaire (higher scores indicate more severe parenting concerns); HADS=Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (higher scores indicate more symptoms)