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Time since
diagnosis
Abnormal/
Borderline
Normal
Mean 9.6 9.9 0.71
Median 10.1 10.3
Range 3.8 to 14.7 2.5 to 17.3
Surgery N 12 15.0 68 85.0 0.84
Y 12 14.5 71 85.5
Chemotherapy N 3 15.0 17 85.0 0.98
Y 21 14.7 122 85.3
RT N 18 14.6 105 85.4 0.91
Y 6 15.0 34 85.0
HSCT N 20 14.0 123 86.0 0.53
Y 4 20.0 16 80.0
*Pearson’s Chi-Square used for categorical variables and t-tests for continuous variables
Difficulty with peer problems was associated with cancer diagnosis (Table 7).
Among those with a CNS diagnosis, 36.4% scored in the abnormal/ borderline range
compared to 12% and 12.1% for the leukaemia/ lymphoma and the other diagnosis
groups respectively (p = .02).
Table 7. Peer Problems by demographic and cancer characteristics
Abnormal/ Borderline Normal
Socio-demographic characteristics n % n % p*
Gender F 12 16.9 59 83.1 0.55
M 13 14.1 79 85.9
Ethnicity Asian 1 11.1 8 88.9
Euro 19 16.7 95 83.3 0.26
Maori 5 20.8 19 79.2
Pacific 0 0.0 15 100.0
Age Mean 15.6 15.5 0.70
Median 16 15.5
Range 12.1 to 19.0 12.0 to 19.1
NZDep06 Mean 5.8 5.5 0.67
Median 5 5
Range 1 to 9 1 to 10
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