Research Article
Impact of Childhood Cancer on Family Functioning and Family Quality of Life in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia
Table 8
Overall scores of family’s quality of life domains correlation with demographic characteristics.
| Variable | Mean ± SD | value |
| Gender | Male | 3.7 ± 0.58 | 0.248 | Female | 3.6 ± 0.53 | |
| Diagnosis | Leukemia | 3.8 ± 0.58 | 0.076 | Brain tumor | 3.6 ± 0.59 | | Lymphomas | 3.7 ± 0.48 | | Others | 3.4 ± 0.48 | |
| Phase of treatment | Completed | 4.0 ± 0.29 | 0.001 | Ongoing | 3.6 ± 0.55 | | Not specified | 4.1 ± 0.50 | |
| Marital status (mother) | Married | 3.7 ± 0.52 | 0.390 | Divorced | 3.8 ± 0.84 | | Widow | — | |
| Educational level (mother) | Uneducated | — | 0.462 | High school or less | 3.6 ± 0.53 | | University degree | 3.7 ± 0.59 | | Postgraduate | 3.9 ± 0.69 | |
| Employment status (mother) | Unemployed | 3.6 ± 0.56 | 0.184 | Employed | 3.8 ± 0.55 | | Retired | 3.9 ± 0.01 | |
| Marital status (father) | Married | 3.7 ± 0.52 | 0.596 | Divorced | 3.8 ± 0.79 | | Widow | — | |
| Educational level (father) | Uneducated | — | 0.147 | High school or less | 3.7 ± 0.56 | | University degree | 3.6 ± 0.54 | | Postgraduate | 4.0 ± 0.56 | |
| Employment status (father) | Unemployed | 4.2 ± 0.33 | 0.021 | Employed | 3.7 ± 0.56 | | Retired | 3.8 ± 0.29 | |
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