Background
Methods
Participant Recruitment
Measures
Disease and treatment characteristics
Family sociodemographic risk
Family Assessment Device (FAD)[28]
Parental Bonding Inventory (PBI)[31]
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)[33]
Procedures
Data Analysis Plan
Results
Participants
Variable
|
N
|
%
|
Range
|
---|---|---|---|
Male Gender | 58 | 57.0% | |
Teen Age, M (SD) | 15.75 | 1.76 | 13 - 19 |
Parent Age, M (SD) | 45 | 5.61 | 28 - 59 |
Number of Children, M (SD) | 2.68 | 1.15 | 1 - 8 |
Parent Ethnicity/Race | |||
Ethnic Minority | 33 | 32.3% | |
Family Income (n = 94) | |||
< $40,000 | 23 | 24.5% | |
$40,000 - $79,999 | 31 | 33.0% | |
> $80,000 | 40 | 42.5% | |
Parent Relationship Status | |||
Married or in Committed Relationship | 81 | 80.2% | |
Other--Single, Divorced, Separated, Widowed | 21 | 19.8% | |
Parent Level of Education | |||
Completed 8th Grade or High School Degree | 40 | 39.2% | |
Graduated 2 Year College/Technical School | 21 | 20.6% | |
Graduated College or Graduate School | 41 | 40.2% | |
Parent Work Status Post Cancer Diagnosis (n = 101) | |||
Work Full-time | 36 | 35.6% | |
Work Part-time | 26 | 25.7% | |
Not employed currently | 39 | 38.6% | |
Family Sociodemographic Risk Index--No Risk | 41 | 40.6% | |
Relapse | 28 | 27.5% | |
ITR | |||
Moderately Intensive | 21 | 20.6% | |
Very Intensive | 45 | 44.1% | |
Most Intensive | 36 | 35.3% |
Variable
|
M
|
SD
|
Range
|
---|---|---|---|
QOL Teen Report of Physical Health | 55.51 | 26.26 | 0 - 100 |
QOL Parent Report of Teen Physical Health | 45.28 | 25.63 | 0 - 100 |
QOL Teen Report of Psychosocial Health | 64.70 | 16.20 | 23 - 100 |
QOL Parent Report of Teen Psychosocial Health | 55.74 | 17.21 | 18 - 100 |
FAD Teen Roles | 2.20 | 0.34 | 1.36 - 2.82 |
FAD Parent Roles | 2.23 | 0.44 | 1.09 - 3.36 |
PBI Teen Care from Parent | 30.00 | 5.87 | 7 - 36 |
PBI Parent Care | 31.73 | 4.22 | 19 - 36 |
PBI Teen Overprotection from Parent | 13.22 | 6.52 | 2 - 29 |
PBI Parent Overprotection | 13.08 | 5.22 | 1 - 25 |
Preliminary Analyses
Characteristics of the sample
Intraclass correlations
Evaluation of potential covariates
Preliminary correlations
Teen Report Physical | Teen Report Psychosocial | Parent Report Physical | Parent Report Psychosocial | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ITR | -.14 (NS) | .02 (NS) | -.09 (NS) | -.08 (NS) |
Family Sociodemographic Risk Index | -.05 (NS) | -.09 (NS) | .14 (NS) | -.16 (.051)* |
FAD Parent Roles | --- | --- | -.19 (.030)** | -.32 (.001)*** |
FAD Teen Roles | -.09 (NS) | -.27 (.003)*** | --- | --- |
PBI Parent Care | --- | --- | -.24 (.008)*** | .07 (NS) |
PBI Teen Care | -.10 (NS) | .10 (NS) | --- | --- |
PBI Parent Overprotection | --- | --- | .09 (NS) | -.05 (NS) |
PBI Teen Overprotection | .14 (.083)* | .04 (NS) | --- | --- |
Regression analyses
Teen-report QOL
Teen Report Physical
|
β
|
t
|
p
|
---|---|---|---|
ITR
| -0.12 | -1.24 | .217 |
Family Risk Index
| -0.05 | -0.52 | .604 |
FAD Teen Roles
| -0.21 | -1.87 | .065* |
PBI Teen Care
| -0.12 | -1.01 | .316 |
PBI Teen Overprotection
| 0.15 | 1.30 | .198 |
Teen Report Psychosocial
|
β
|
t
|
p
|
ITR
| 0.02 | 0.19 | .852 |
Family Risk Index
| -0.01 | -0.12 | .902 |
FAD Teen Roles
| -0.32 | -2.87 | .005*** |
PBI Teen Care
| 0.08 | 0.62 | .536 |
PBI Teen Overprotection
| 0.20 | 1.71 | .091* |
Parent Report Physical
|
β
|
t
|
p
|
ITR
| -0.07 | -0.76 | .449 |
Family Risk Index
| 0.10 | 1.00 | .920 |
FAD Parent Roles
| -0.33 | -3.17 | .002*** |
PBI Parent Care
| -0.32 | -3.08 | .003*** |
PBI Parent Overprotection
| 0.10 | 0.95 | .345 |
Parent Report Psychosocial
|
β
|
t
|
p
|
ITR
| -0.06 | -0.63 | .533 |
Family Risk Index
| -0.12 | -1.24 | .219 |
FAD Parent Roles
| -0.36 | -3.33 | .001*** |
PBI Parent Care
| -0.05 | -0.45 | .651 |
PBI Parent Overprotection
| 0.08 | 0.71 | .483 |