Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of parents and children

Parents

14

Age, years, mean (range)

36 (24–47)

Gender

 Male

3

 Female

11

Relationship with the child

 Father

3

 Mother

11

Religion

 Roman Catholic

5

 Muslim

3

 Orthodox Christian

2

 Church of England

1

 Non-religious

3

Parent’s birth place

 Spain

4

 Eastern Europe

4

 Other European countries

2

 South America

3

 North Africa

3

Diagnosis of the child

 Neurological disease

6

 Perinatal

3

 Cancer

1

 Heart disease

1

Age of the child, mean (range)

5 (1–12)

Age of child at diagnosis

 Prenatal

2

 At birth

5

 Before 1 year

2

 Between 5 and 10 years

2