Table 1 Characteristics of 32 included cancer patients and 46 associated interviews of parents
From: Parent’s perspectives of the pathway to diagnosis of childhood cancer: a matter of diagnostic triage
Interview/case # | Diagnosis | Child’s age group at diagnosis (years) | Sex | Time interval: From first appearance of change to diagnosis | Interview person (P) | Parental education | Parent’s age group at interview (years) | Number of children in family | Validation of model as part of interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Haematological cancer | 0–4 | F | 5 months | Mom/P1 | Higher | Missing | 2 | No |
2 | Brain tumour | 10–14 | F | 8 months | Mom/P2 | Higher | Missing | 2 | No |
3 | Haematological cancer | 5–9 | M | 4 months | Mom/P3 | Higher | > 40 | 3 | No |
4 | Haematological cancer | 10–14 | M | 4 months | Mom/P4 Dad/P5 | Higher Higher | Missing Missing | 2 | No |
5 | Solid tumour | 10–14 | F | 9 months | Mom/P6 | Higher | > 40 | 3 | No |
6 | Haematological cancer | 0–4 | M | 2 weeks | Dad/P7 | Higher | Missing | 1 | No |
7 | Haematological cancer | 10–14 | M | 2.5 weeks | Mom/P8 | Higher | > 40 | 3 | No |
8 | Haematological cancer | 0–4 | M | 1 month | Dad/P9 | Higher | 31–40 | 2 | No |
9 | Haematological cancer | 0–4 | F | 4 months | Mom/P10 | Higher | 31–40 | 3 | No |
10 | Brain tumour | 0–4 | M | 3 years | Dad/P11 | Higher | Missing | 2 | No |
11 | Haematological cancer | 0–4 | M | 4 months | Mom/P12 | Higher | Missing | 1 | No |
12 | Solid tumour | 10–14 | F | 3 weeks | Mom/P13 Dad/P14 | Higher Medium | > 40 > 40 | 2 | No |
13 | Solid tumour | 15–18 | M | 1 month | Mom/P15 Dad/P16 | Higher Higher | > 40 > 40 | 2 | No |
14 | Solid tumour | 0–4 | M | 4 months | Mom/P17 Dad/P18 | Higher Higher | 31–40 31–40 | 2 | No |
15 | Haematological cancer | 0–4 | M | 3 months | Mom/P19 Dad/P20 | Higher Medium | 31–40 31–40 | 2 | No |
16 | Solid tumour | 10–14 | F | 1.5 months | Mom/P21 Dad/P22 | Higher Higher | > 40 > 40 | 3 | No |
17 | Haematological cancer | 5–9 | F | 5 months | Mom/P23 Dad/P24 | Higher Medium | 31–40 31–40 | 2 | No |
18 | Haematological cancer | 0–4 | F | 2 weeks | Mom/P25 Dad/P26 | Higher Higher | > 40 > 40 | 3 | No |
19 | Brain tumour | 5–9 | M | Missing | Mom/P27 Dad/P28 | Higher Medium | > 40 > 40 | 2 | No |
20 | Haematological cancer | 0–4 | M | 1.5 months | Mom/P29 Dad/P30 | Medium Medium | ≤30 31–40 | 3 | No |
21 | Solid tumour | 0–4 | F | 1 week | Mom/P31 Dad/P32 | Higher Medium | 31–40 > 40 | 2 | No |
22 | Solid tumour | 10–14 | M | 2 weeks | Mom/P33 Dad/P34 | Medium Higher | 31–40 31–40 | 2 | No |
23 | Haematological cancer | 15–18 | F | 1 week | Dad/P35 | Higher | Missing | 4 | No |
24 | Haematological cancer | 10–14 | M | 1 month | Mom/P36 | Higher | Missing | 2 | No |
25 | Haematological cancer | 0–4 | M | 11 days | Mom/P37 Dad/P38 | Higher Short | Missing Missing | 4 | No |
26 | Haematological cancer | 10–14 | M | 1 week | Mom/P39 | Higher | > 40 | 2 | No |
27 | Haematological cancer | 10–14 | M | 3 months | Mom/P40 Dad/P41 | Higher Higher | 31–40 31–40 | 2 | Yes |
28 | Solid tumour | 10–14 | M | 2,5 years | Mom/P42 | Medium | > 40 | 3 | Yes |
29 | Brain tumour | 0–4 | M | 11 months | Mom/P43 | Higher | 31–40 | 2 | Yes |
30 | Solid tumour | 15–18 | F | 6 months | Mom/P44 | Medium | > 40 | 1 | Yes |
31 | Brain tumour | 0–4 | M | 2 ¼ years | Mom/P45 | Medium | 31–40 | 2 | Yes |
32 | Brain tumour | 15–18 | M | 12 months | Mom/P46 | Higher | > 40 | 2 | Yes |