Peritraumatic distress predicts prolonged grief disorder symptom severity after the death of a parent in children and adolescents

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic and death-related characteristics of N = 34 children who lost a parent, and of their surviving parent

	Values
Children and adolescents
Age, mean ± sd	10.9 (± 3.2)
Female, n (%)	23 (67.6)
Child or adolescent’s level of education, n (%) Primary school Secondary school	23 (67.6) 11 (32.4)
Parents
Age, mean ± sd Surviving parent	43.4 (± 7.6)
Female, n (%) Deceased parents	7 (29.2)
Cause of parent’s death, n (%) Cancer Suicide Accident Cardiac arrest Genetic disease	10 (41.7) 6 (25.0) 5 (20.8) 2 (8.3) 1 (4.2)
Family life, n (%) Stable housing Common life the child or adolescent	24 (100) 24 (100)

Sd, standard deviation.

Data availability statement

The dataset supporting the findings of this study is available from the corresponding author, AR, upon reasonable request. The data are not publicly available due to legal and ethical restrictions.