Table 1 Characteristics of 47 parents and children participating in the study
From: An investigation on parenting stress of children with cystic fibrosis
Parent’s characteristics | Percentage/ mean ± StD | Statistical analysis |
Age | 38.87 y.o. ± 8.01 y.o. | |
Gender | ||
Male | 34.04% (16/47) | 34.04% < 65.96%, p < 0.0001 a (B) |
Female | 65.96% (31/47) | |
Civil status | ||
Not married | 10.64% (5/47) | 10.64% < 89.36, p < 0.0001a (B) |
Married | 89.36% (42/47) | |
Job | ||
Worker with income | 48.68% (21/47) | 48.68% < 51.32%, p = 0.72 (B) |
Unemployed | 51.32% (26/47) | |
Education level | p < 0.0001 * (C) | |
Elementary school | 2.13% (1/47) | Elementary school c, p = 0.0024 (Z) |
Middle school | 53.19% (25/47) | Middle school b, p = 0.0005 (Z) |
High school | 27.66% (13/47) | |
Higher Education | 17.02% (8/47) | |
Children’s characteristics | Percentage/ mean ± StD | Statistical analysis |
Age | 8.26 y.o. ± 4.83 y.o. | |
Gender | ||
Male | 54.35% (25/47) | 54.35% > 45.65%, p = 0.23 (B) |
Female | 45.65% (22/47) | |
Age at diagnosis | 1.64 y.o ± 1.39 y.o. | |
Number of siblings | p < 0.0001 a (C) | |
None | 40.43% (19/47) | Zero b, p = 0.0344 (Z) |
One | 42.55% (20/47) | One b, p = 0.0161 (Z) |
Two | 12.77% (6/47) | |
Three | 4.26% (2/47) | Three c, p = 0.0044 (Z) |
Birth order | p < 0.0001 a (C) | |
First | 59.57% (28/47) | First b, p < 0.0001 (Z) |
Second | 36.17% (17/47) | |
Third | 2.13% (1/47) | Third c, p = 0.0017 (Z) |
Fourth | 2.13% (1/47) | Fourth c, p = 0. 0017 (Z) |
Clinical Severity | p < 0.0001 a (C) | |
Low | 53.19% (25/47) | Low b, p < 0.0141 (Z) |
Moderate | 34.04%(16/47) | |
Severe | 10.64%(5/47) | Severec, p < 0.0087 (Z) |
Not defined | 2.13%(1/47) | |