Table 2.

Caregiver Reports of Medication-Taking Barriers at Baseline

Medication-Taking Barriers	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9
Child medication refusal or avoidance	Ignores parental instructions	Barrier not reported	Tantrums; Spits out medicine	Tantrums; Spits out medicine; Will not open mouth for medicine	Barrier not reported	Tantrums; Runs away from parent; Spits out medicine; Will not open mouth for medicine	Tantrums; Hides; Runs away from parent; Spits out medicine; Will not open mouth for medicine	Tantrums; Tries to delay	Runs away from parent; Will not open mouth for medicine
Medication Schedule/Forgetting	Difficulties coordinating across multiple caregivers	Barrier not reported	Barrier not reported	Difficulties managing consistent medication timing; Difficulties managing medication schedule and schedules/needs of other children.	Barrier not reported	Barrier not reported	Barrier not reported	Uses phone timer, sometimes forgets	Barrier not reported
Unclear Medication Instructions	Barrier not reported	Refers to other cancer parents and asked questions to providers	Questions about dosing, asked nurses	Unclear when to use some medications as preventative versus symptom management	Unclear how to deal with medication side effects	Barrier not reported	Unclear if certain medications can be given together	Barrier not reported	As needed with pain medications has been confusing to navigate
Ensuring Medication Supply/Refills	Barrier not reported	Difficulties coordinating across multiple caregivers	Barrier not reported	Barrier not reported	Barrier not reported	Barrier not reported	Barrier not reported	Barrier not reported	Barrier not reported