Table 4 Cancer families - Parental stress adjusting for family characteristics and cancer-related predictors (excluding spousal stress)
From: Parental stress when caring for a child with cancer in Jordan: a cross-sectional survey
Mothers | Fathers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(adjusted R2 = 0.23, p < 0.001) | (adjusted R2 = 0.26, p < 0.001) | |||||
β | t | p | β | t | p | |
Constant | 36.044 | 16.465 | <0.001 | 27.264 | 9.625 | <0.001 |
Father’s age | ns so removed | ns so removed | ||||
Mother’s age | −0.339 | −5.537 | <0.001 | −0.409 | −6.217 | <0.001 |
Father’s employment | ns so removed | 3.744 | 2.507 | 0.013 | ||
Mother’s employment | ns so removed | ns so removed | ||||
Distance from home to hospital | ns so removed | ns so removed | ||||
Time since diagnosis | −0.082 | −4.551 | <0.001 | −0.074 | −3.923 | <0.001 |
Age of ill child | ns so removed | ns so removed | ||||
Sex of ill child | ns so removed | 1.872 | 2.123 | 0.035 | ||
Number of children | ns so removed | ns so removed | ||||
Own perception of family finances | ||||||
Comfortable vs varies | ns but retained in model | ns but retained in model | ||||
Comfortable vs tight | 2.498 | 2.105 | 0.036 | 3.479 | 2.77 | 0.006 |
Type of cancer | ||||||
Lymphoma vs leukaemia | ns so removed | ns so removed | ||||
Lymphoma vs CNS tumour | ns so removed | ns so removed | ||||
Lymphoma vs other ca | ns so removed | ns so removed | ||||