Table 1

Participant characteristics

Bereaved adults who lost a parent at school-going age (N=12)
Age
 Mean±SD34±5.6
Gender % (n)
 Male33 (4)
 Female66 (8)
Number of years since the parent's passing
 Mean±SD22±5.7
Hospital-based medical professionals involved in the provision of support care to school-age children of patients with terminal cancer (N=20)
Age
 Mean±SD36.7±8.7
Gender % (n)
 Male20 (4)
 Female80 (16)
Profession % (n)
 Physician15 (3)
 Nurse85 (17)
Professional experience in years
 Mean±SD14±7.0