Table 1 The characteristics of the parents and their children
Participating parents (n) | 16 |
Sex | |
Female | 13 |
Male | 3 |
Age (years) | |
Median | 41 |
Range | 32–51 |
Civil status | |
Married/cohabit | 13 |
Single | 3 |
Educational level | |
Primary | |
Secondary level | 9 |
College/University | 7 |
Employment | |
Working full or part-time | 13 |
Sick-leave/unemployed/parental leave | 3 |
Experience of pediatric care (years) | |
Median | 7 |
Range | 1–12 |
Pediatric care centers | |
Pediatric counselor out and inpatient care (Centre A) | 2 |
Pediatric counselor out and inpatient care (Centre B) | 6 |
Pediatric oncology outpatient care (Centre C) | 4 |
Pediatric neurology outpatient care (Centre D) | 4 |
Born in Sweden | 16 |
Children of the participants (n) | 16 |
Sex | |
Female | 8 |
Male | 8 |
Age (years) | |
Median | 10 |
Range | 6–13 |
Diseases | |
Cancer | 7 |
Diabetes | 1 |
Heart diseases | 1 |
Hematologic diseases | 1 |
Neurological diseases | 5 |
Other | 1 |