Table 3.

Informational needs and concerns

		SAQ Phys	SAQ AS	SAQ AF	SAQ TS	SAQ QOL	SF12 PCS	SF12 MCS
Information	Condition	.27	.21	.15	.40**	.19	.19	.14
	Current treatment	.17	.22	-.05	.19	.27	.03	.16
	Long term plan of treatment	.05	.14	-.03	.18	.25	.01	.04
	Coping after discharge	.25	.19	.07	.16	.23	.09	.11
	Rehabilitation	.15	.09	.17	.27	.16	.09	.20
	Nutritional and diet	-.04	.11	.15	-.10	-.04	-.13	-.05
	Daily Activities	.02	.07	.14	.03	.07	-.04	.00
Concerns	Any fear about illness?	-.21	-.21	-.28	-.24	-.34*	-.28	-.16
	Thinking about concerns	.25	.23	.31	.27	.47**	.28	.12
	Seek help for concerns	.08	.16	.17	.24	.14	.17	.20

Spearman rho is calculated as correlation coefficient. * indicates significance level (P value) < 0.05, ** < 0.01.