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Table 3 Sample characteristics

From: The puppet interview to measure illness perceptions in paediatric oncology: development and psychometric properties in acute treatment and follow-up care

 

Study 1

(acute treatment, baseline)

(n = 41)

Study 2

(follow-up care)

(n = 34)

Gender (n, %)

 male

17 (41.5)

22 (64.7)

 female

24 (58.5)

12 (35.3)

 diverse

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Age (M, SD)

6.93 (2.27)

7.94 (2.28)

Diagnosis (n, %)

 Leukaemia

20 (48.8)

11 (32.4)

 Lymphoma

2 (4.9)

2 (5.9)

 Tumour of the central nervous system

11 (26.8)

8 (23.5)

 Other solid tumoura

8 (19.5)

11 (32.4)

 Langerhans cell histiocytosis

0 (0.0)

2 (5.9)

Time since diagnosis in months (M, SD)

8.03 (16.93)

56.13 (24.88)

Treatment modality (n, %—multiple responses possible)

 Chemotherapy

36 (90.0)

28 (82.4)

 Radiotherapy

5 (12.5)

4 (11.8)

 Surgical measures

14 (35.0)

14 (41.2)

 Haematopoietic stem cell transplant

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Otherb

0 (0.0)

2 (5.9)

  1. ae.g. Ewing sarcoma, Hepatoblastoma
  2. be.g. immune therapy, BRAF inhibitor