Table 4.

Parental stress related to child illness and child expression of negative emotions (N=223)

	N (%)
Stress perceived by parents
The child appearance, e.g., lethargic, weak or pale	6 (2.6)
Prolongation of hospitalization	9 (3.8)
The severity of disease	6 (2.6)
Child’s inability to eat	24 (10.2)
Uncertainty about future of the child’s medical condition	25 (10.6)
Fear of relapse	34 (14.5)
Child irritability and crying	17 (7.2)
Child’s pain	14 (6)
Emotion/behavior experienced by the child
Rebellious	50 (21.3)
Crying	16 (6.8)
Demanding	42 (17.9)
Frightened	32 (13.6)
Anger	27 (11.5)
Restlessness	58 (24.7)
In pain	47 (20)
Sad	94 (40)
Confused	82 (34.9)
Inability to talk/cry	49 (20.9)

Results are presented as N (%) for the “extremely stressful” category for parents and “most of the time” for children