TABLE 3.
Relationships between covariates and COVID‐19‐related changes in psychosocial measures among caregivers from multivariable regression models (OR, 95% CI)
| Disruptive | Depressed | Anxious | Sleeping well | Less social support | Hope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondent gender | ||||||
| Female | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| Male | 0.65 | 0.42 * | 0.37 * | 2.09 | 1.57 | 1.52 |
| (0.23, 1.50) | (0.18, 0.99) | (0.15, 0.88) | (0.90, 4.88) | (0.61, 4.06) | (0.55, 4.19) | |
| Child cancer type | ||||||
| CNS | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| Hematologic | 1.40 | 0.66 | 0.75 | 1.16 | 1.70 | 0.85 |
| (0.74, 2.57) | (0.34, 1.27) | (0.39, 1.44) | (0.63, 2.16) | (0.91, 3.14) | (0.43, 1.67) | |
| Other solid tumor | 1.52 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 1.12 | 2.02 * | 0.90 |
| (0.79, 2.93) | (0.39, 1.55) | (0.36, 1.39) | (0.58, 2.14) | (1.05, 3.91) | (0.45, 1.83) | |
| Child treatment status | ||||||
| All surveillance/follow‐up complete | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| Surveillance/follow‐up | 1.07 | 1.32 | 1.11 | 0.96 | 1.14 | 0.91 |
| (0.68, 1.64) | (0.85, 2.05) | (0.71, 1.72) | (0.62, 1.47) | (0.73, 1.79) | (0.57, 1.46) | |
| Change to telemedicine visits | 1.07 | 1.26 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 1.49 | 0.71 |
| (0.63, 1.81) | (0.74, 2.15) | (0.67, 1.39) | (0.71, 2.01) | (0.95, 2.63) | (0.41, 1.24) | |
| Self‐isolating | 1.09 | 2.12 | 3.22 * | 0.36 * | 0.74 | 0.52 |
| (0.52, 2.28) | (0.99, 4.53) | (1.49, 6.96) | (0.16, 0.80) | (0.34, 1.62) | (0.21, 1.26) | |
| Information source | ||||||
| Government | 1.73 | 1.06 | 0.65 | 1.07 | 1.28 | 0.76 |
| (0.73, 4.06) | (0.41, 2.70) | (0.25, 1.69) | (0.43, 2.67) | (0.48, 3.38) | (0.28, 2.03) | |
| Social media | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.36 | 1.06 | 1.59 * | 1.33 |
| (0.92, 2.25) | (0.92, 2.78) | (0.86, 2.14) | (0.68, 1.64) | (1.01, 1.62) | (0.82, 2.15) | |
| Cancer care professionals | 0.58 * | 1.23 | 1.61 | 1.22 | 0.51 * | 1.08 |
| (0.36, 0.95) | (0.75, 2.02) | (0.97, 2.68) | (0.75, 1.98) | (0.31, 0.83) | (0.64, 1.83) | |
| Pediatrician | 1.21 | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 1.29 | 1.06 |
| (0.68, 2.18) | (0.48, 1.48) | (0.39, 1.28) | (0.47, 1.44) | (0.72, 2.33) | (0.57, 1.97) | |
| Family/friends | 0.70 | 1.03 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 0.89 | 1.38 |
| (0.41, 1.18) | (0.59, 1.78) | (0.71, 2.18) | (0.67, 1.96) | (0.51, 1.56) | (0.76, 2.52) | |
| Other parents of children w/cancer | 1.80 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 0.34 * | 1.28 | 0.90 |
| (0.89, 3.62) | (0.50, 1.97) | (0.66, 2.72) | (0.14, 0.61) | (0.62, 2.65) | (0.43, 1.86) | |
| Struggling to pay for basic needs | 2.49 * | 1.57 | 2.50 * | 0.29 * | 2.41 * | 0.50 |
| (1.27, 4.91) | (0.77, 3.21) | (1.19, 5.23) | (0.14, 0.61) | (1.16, 5.03) | (0.24, 1.02) | |
| Confidence in response | ||||||
| Government | 0.56 ** | 0.61 ** | 0.63 ** | 1.58 ** | 0.85 | 2.30 ** |
| (0.44, 0.70) | (0.48, 0.77) | (0.50, 0.79) | (1.27, 1.98) | (0.68, 1.08) | (1.77, 2.98) | |
| Hospital/doctor's offices | 1.17 | 0.98 | 1.19 | 1.10 | 0.85 | 1.59 * |
| (0.87, 1.56) | (0.73, 1.32) | (0.88, 1.61) | (0.63, 1.43) | (0.63, 1.15) | (1.15, 2.19) | |
| Freestanding children's hospital | 1.45 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.95 | 1.06 | 0.89 |
| (0.96, 2.18) | (0.49, 1.14) | (0.44, 1.04) | (0.63, 1.43) | (0.70, 1.62) | (0.57, 1.39) |
Note. Bold values indicate significance at α = .05.
*p < .05.
**p < 5.56 × 10–4, representing a Bonferroni correction for 90 total tests.
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