Research Aims and Hypotheses
We aimed to examine associations of demographic variables with QOL in children with cancer. We predicted that sex and age differences existed in the QOL (PedsQL, Faces Scale, posture) of these children during cancer treatment. Race, ethnicity, education level, and zip code (urban/rural) “distance” differences also were predicted to be present in this population. We hypothesized that younger age would be associated with more erect posture and that sex differences existed in posture in children receiving cancer treatment. Additionally, we aimed to explore the correlations of the Faces Scale, Posture, and the PedsQL with each other and predicted that happier faces, higher QOL and more erect posture would all be correlated.