Research Article
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Survey of Its Use in Pediatric Oncology
Table 1
Demographic information.
| | | | Edmonton | | Ottawa | Total |
| | Patient Information | | | | | | | Child/youth age mean (SD) | 107 | 8.9 (4.4) | 22 | 9.0 (4.8) | 8.9 (4.5) | | Gender | 107 | | 22 | | | | Female N (%) | | 45 (42.1) | | 13 (59.1) | 58 (45.0) | | Time since diagnosis | 107 | | 22 | | | | 0–3 mo. | | 15 (14.0) | | 5 (22.7) | 20 (15.5) | | 3–6 mo. | | 11 (10.3) | | 1 (4.5) | 12 (9.3) | | 6–12 mo. | | 15 (14.0) | | 3 (13.6) | 18 (14.0) | | >12 mo. | | 66 (61.7) | | 13 (59.1) | 79 (61.2) | | If child/youth has ever used CAM | 107 | | 22 | | | | Yes | | 67 (62.6) | | 11 (50.0) | 78 (60.5) | | Parent/Caregiver Information | | | | | | | Age mean (SD) | 104 | 38.5 (8.7) | 22 | 38.5 (7.2) | 38.5 (8.4) | | Gender | 107 | | 22 | | | | Female N (%) | | 81 (75.7) | | 17 (77.3) | 98 (76.0) | | Highest completed level of education | 104 | | 20 | | | | No formal education | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | Primary school only | | 3 (2.9) | | 1 (5.0) | 4 (3.2) | | Secondary school* | | 23 (22.1) | | 9 (45.0) | 32 (25.8) | | Registered apprentice or other trade | | 9 (8.7) | | 1 (5.0) | 10 (8.1) | | College, CEGEP, or other nonuniversity | | 37 (35.6) | | 4 (20.0) | 41 (33.1) | | University, without a university degree | | | | | | | University, with a university degree | | 6 (5.8) | | 2 (10.0) | 8 (6.5) | | Other | | 25 (24.0)
1 (1.0) | | 2 (10.0)
1 (5.0) | 27 (21.8)
2 (1.6) | | Annual household income | 99 | | 18 | | | | Less than $10,000 | | 1 (1.0) | | 2 (11.1) | 3 (2.6) | | $10, 000–$19,999 | | 6 (6.1) | | 3 (16.7) | 9 (7.7) | | $20,000–$39,999 | | 11 (11.1) | | 3 (16.7) | 14 (12.0) | | $40,000–$79,999 | | 35 (35.4) | | 5 (27.8) | 40 (34.2) | | $80,000 and over | | 46 (46.5) | | 5 (27.8) | 51 (43.6) | | If respondent had ever used CAM | 104 | | 22 | | | | Yes (%) | | 69 (66.3) | | 14 (63.6) | 83 (65.9) |
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: number with valid responses.
*denotes statistical significance ; all other P values were not significant.
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