Procedure
The questionnaires were administered to the parents at the beginning of
the pandemic lockdown. The researchers explained the purpose of the
study to the parents. Their written informed consent to participate in
the study was obtained, and they were reassured about the
confidentiality of the information they provided. Most parents preferred
to be interviewed rather than to complete the questionnaires on their
own. For each patient included in the study, the questionnaires were
individually administered to the parents. The parents were informed that
the IES-R scale referred to their child’s cancer diagnosis, while the
other questionnaires referred to the current phase of the pandemic.