Table 1.
Participant demographics n (%)
| Patient age | |
| <4.9 years | 6 (30) |
| 5–9.9 years | 6 (30) |
| 10–14.9 years | 4 (20) |
| 15–18 years | 4 (20) |
| Patient gender | |
| Male | 11 (55) |
| Female | 9 (45) |
| Diagnosis | |
| Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | 11 (55) |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 2 (10) |
| Burkitt lymphoma | 1 (5) |
| Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 1 (5) |
| Wilms tumour | 2 (10) |
| Osteosarcoma | 1 (5) |
| Histiocytosis | 1 (5) |
| High-grade glioma | 1 (5) |
| Religion | |
| Evangelical | 13 (65) |
| Catholic | 4 (20) |
| Other | 3 (15) |
| Distance from the hospital | |
| <2.5 hours | 4 (20) |
| 2.5–5 hours | 3 (15) |
| >5 hours | 6 (30) |
| Unknown | 7 (35) |
| Mother’s education | |
| No school | 6 (30) |
| Elementary education | 8 (40) |
| More than elementary education | 1 (5) |
| Unknown | 5 (25) |
| Father’s education | |
| No school | 2 (10) |
| Elementary education | 15 (75) |
| More than elementary education | 3 (15) |
| Mother’s occupation | |
| Housewife | 18 (90) |
| Day worker | 1 (5) |
| Professional | 1 (5) |
| Father’s occupation | |
| Unemployed | 1 (5) |
| Dayworker | 1 (5) |
| Farmer | 9 (45) |
| Professional | 8 (40) |
| Unknown | 1 (5) |
| Number of siblings | |
| None | 2 (10) |
| 1–2 | 7 (35) |
| 3–4 | 6 (30) |
| >4 | 5 (25) |
| Parent present for psychosocial intake | |
| Mother | 9 (45) |
| Father | 5 (25) |
| Both | 6 (30) |
| Parent present for diagnostic conversation with oncologist | |
| Mother | 7 (35) |
| Father | 5 (25) |
| Both | 8 (40) |
| Parent interviewed | |
| Mother | 13 (65) |
| Father | 7 (35) |