Children’s Behavioral Issues
Sleep Behaviors Eating Issues School Performance Communicating About Illness Interacting With Schoolmates Feeling Secure at Home Feeling Anxious or Nervous Relationship With Ill Family Member Ability to Separate from Parent
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Age (Years) 5-11 1.67 1.08 2.13 .62 2.02 .59 1.9 3.09 1.89
Age (Years) 5-11 (Reference: 2-4 Years) .57, 4.88 .22, 5.39 .54, 8.42 .22, 1.8 .42, 9.71 .21, 1.68 .66, 5.45 .92, 10.33 .63, 5.62
Age (Years) 12-18 1.13 .65 3.54 .83 2.8 .65 1.66 3.94* .96
Age (Years) 12-18 Reference: 2-4 Years .37, 3.49 .12, 3.55 .88, 14.32 .28, 2.5 .57, 13.64 .22, 1.95 .55, 5.09 1.15, 13.55 .3, 3.06
Race: Othera .89 .77 .43* .99 1.68 .51 .38* .53 1.19
Race: Reference White .46, 1.73 .28, 2.13 .21, .87* .5, 1.95 .81, 3.49 .25, 1.04 .17, .85 .27, 1.05 .6, 2.33
Parent with Cancer: Father 1.02 .91 1.22 1.59 2.08* .59 .55 2.6** .53
Parent with Cancer; Reference: Mother .55, 1.9 .35, 2.34 .64, 2.31 .84, 3.04 1.07, 4.04 .31, 1.13 .28, 1.09 1.36, 4.96 .27, 1.04
Time Between Dx and Int; >3 Months after DX .64 2.65* 1.58 .97 1.19 1.03 .58 1.25 1.56
Time Between DX and Int; Reference: Within 3 Months of Dx .35, 1.14 1.08, 6.51 .87, 2.85 .55, 1.72 .63, 2.29 .56, 1.9 .3, 1.1 .69, 2.25 .87, 2.81
Financial Difficulty after DX; Yes 2.48** 3.21** 1.2 1.52 1.8 2.82** 4.68*** 3.33*** 2.03*
Financial Difficulty after Dx; Reference: No 1.38, 4.46 1.21, 8.48 .65, 2.19 .84, 2.76 .95, 3.44 1.5, 5.27 2.28, 9.63 1.79, 6.19 1.1, 3.76
Annual Income: $50,000-$99,999 .46* .656 .91 .55 1.7 .50 .43* 1.07 .6
Annual Income $50,000-$99,999 Reference <$50,000 .22, .93 .23, 1.9 .44, 1.84 .27, 1.12 .78, 3.7 .24, 1.07 .18, .99 .53, 2.17 .29, 1.24
Annual Income >$100,000 .47 .43 .27** .65 1.77 .55 .79 .92 .75
Annual Income Reference: <$50,000 .21, 1.04 .11, 1.78 .11, .67 .29, 1.47 .68, 4.57 .23, 1.3 .3, 2.08 .39, 2.07 .33, 1.71