Table 1 Demographics of study cohorts
Parent respondent N =155 | Child respondent N =43 | |
|---|---|---|
Respondent variables | ||
Median age in years (IQR)a | 38.5 (34.5, 43.5) | 15.4 (13.4, 16.9) |
No. male (%) | 36 (23.2) | 23 (53.5) |
No. married (%)b | 131/153 (85.6) | |
No. minimum education (%) | ||
Professional/graduate | 22 (14.2) | |
College/university | 94 (60.6) | |
High school | 36 (23.2) | |
Primary/middle school | 1 (0.6) | |
Other | 2 (1.3) | |
No. full time employment (%) | 79 (51.0) | |
No. private health insurance (%) | 125 (80.6) | |
No. annual income ⩾$60 000 (%)b | 67/154 (46.2) | |
Median no. minutes travel to hospital (IQR) | 60 (45.0, 80.0) | |
Febrile neutropaenia experience and cancer variables | ||
No. history of FN (%) | 99 (63.9) | 22 (51.2) |
Median years since diagnosis (IQR) | 0.5 (0.1, 1.6) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.6) |
No. cancer type (%) | ||
Leukaemia | 79 (51.0) | 9 (20.9) |
Lymphoma | 18 (11.6) | 17 (39.5) |
Solid tumour | 45 (29.0) | 12 (27.9) |
Brain tumour | 12 (7.7) | 5 (11.6) |
Otherc | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Current HRQL | ||
Median VAS score (IQR) | 7.1 (4.3, 8.2) | 7.2 (5.7, 8.5) |
Median HUI2 score (IQR)d | 0.8 (0.6, 0.9) | 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) |
Median HUI3 score (IQR)d | 0.9 (0.6, 1.0) | 0.8 (0.6, 0.9) |
