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Table 2 Demographic characteristics for participants with recorded equivocal discussions

From: Oncologist approaches to communicating uncertain disease status in pediatric cancer: a qualitative study

Variable

n (%)

Patient (n=17)

 

Gender

 

 Female

8 (47.1)

 Male

9 (52.9)

Race

 

 White

15(88.2)

 Black

2 (11.8)

Ethnicity

 

 Hispanic

0 (0)

 Non-Hispanic

17(100)

Age at Diagnosis

 

 0-2 years

2 (11.8)

 3-11 years

6 (35.3)

 12-18 years

8 (47.1)

 19+ years

1 (5.9)

Parent (n=17)

 

Gender

 

 Female

15(88.2)

 Male

2 (11.8)

Role

 

 Mother

14(82.4)

 Grandmother

1 (5.9)

 Father

2 (11.8)

Pediatric Oncologist (n=6)

 

Gender

 

 Female

3 (50)

 Male

3 (50)

Race

 

 White

6 (100)

 Black

0 (0)

Ethnicity

 

 Hispanic

0 (0)

 Non-Hispanic

6 (100)

Years in Clinical Practice

 

 1-4 years

2 (33)

 5-9 years

2 (33)

 10-19 years

0

 20+ years

2 (33)