Impact of Childhood Cancer on Family Functioning and Family Quality of Life in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia

Table 6

Family quality of life subscale.

Quality of life domains	Mean	S.D.
Physical/material well-being
My family feels safe at home, work, school, and in our neighborhood	4.29	0.93
My family gets medical care when needed	4.20	0.87
My family has a way to take care of our expenses	3.82	0.75
My family members have transportation to get to the places they need to be	3.68	0.85
My family gets dental care when needed	3.23	0.91
Family interaction
My family is able to handle life’s ups and downs	3.90	0.89
My family members talk openly with each other	3.87	0.79
My family solves problems together	3.86	0.81
My family members show that they love and care for each other	3.84	0.82
My family members support each other to accomplish goals	3.76	0.89
My family enjoys spending time together	3.73	0.73
Emotional well-being
My family members have some time to pursue their own interests	3.61	0.95
My family has outside help available to us to take care of special needs of all family members	3.56	1.0
My family has the support we need to relieve stress	3.54	0.86
My family members have friends or others who provide support	3.47	0.92
Parenting
Family members help the children learn to be independent	3.66	0.80
Family members teach the children how to get along with others	3.54	0.96
Family members help the children with schoolwork and activities	3.53	0.92
Adults in my family teach the children to make good decisions	3.51	1.01
Adults in my family know other people in the children’s lives (friends, teachers)	3.51	1.01
Adults in my family have time to take care of the individual needs of every child	3.45	1.01