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. 2009 Spring;35(1):5–13. doi: 10.3200/BMED.35.1.5-13

TABLE 1. Percentage of Participants Reporting No Need, Some Need, and Moderate to High Need in Each Domain.

Domain Level of need (%)
None Some Moderate to high
Physical 1.8 98.2 92.0
Daily living 9.8 90.2 76.8
Psychological/existential 8.9 91.1 77.7
Social support 21.4 78.6 62.5
Health services 22.3 77.7 57.1
Health information 25.9 74.1 49.1
Employment/financial 21.4 61.6 43.7

Note. Participants (N = 112) reported level of need using a 5-point scale (1 = not applicable, 2 = already satisfied, 3 = low need, 4 = moderate need, 5 = high need). Participants who rated 1 or 2 on the 5-point scale were grouped as no need, those who rated > 2 on the 5-point scale were grouped as some need, and those who rated 4 or 5 on the 5-point scale were grouped as moderate to high need.