Table 3.

Pairwise t-tests Comparing Mean Information Category Need Between Experiences during the Treatment Stage

Information Category: Experience (d.f.)	t with End of Treatment	t with Non-routine Hospitalization	t with Leaving Hospital
Disease/Medical:
Start of treatment (1,74)	6.73**	7.14**	8.68**
End of Treatment (1,74)	--	.93	2.22
Non-routine hospitalization (1,74)		--	−1.26
Caregiving:
Start of treatment (1,74)	6.80**	6.42**	−2.53
End of Treatment (1,74)	--	.11	−7.77**
Non-routine hospitalization (1,74)		--	−8.11**
Relating with the Patient:
Start of treatment (1,74)	4.00**	3.12*	−.71
End of Treatment (1,74)	--	1.67	−4.04**
Non-routine hospitalization (1,74)		--	−4.08**
Caregiver Well-being:
Start of treatment (1,73)	3.31*	.52	−.36
End of Treatment (1,73)	--	−2.11	−2.47
Non-routine hospitalization (1,73)		--	−.99
Financial/Legal:
Start of treatment (1,72)	3.94**	.96	2.54
End of Treatment (1,72)	--	−3.22*	−1.90
Non-routine hospitalization (1,72)		--	1.98
Family and Close Others:
Start of treatment (1,74)	3.87**	1.74	−1.17
End of Treatment (1,74)	--	2.84*	−5.04**
Non-routine hospitalization (1,74)		--	−2.95*
Future Outlook:
Start of treatment (1,71)	.59	3.69*	.09
End of Treatment (1,71)	--	2.28	−.59
Non-routine hospitalization (1,71)		--	−3.28*
Dying:
Start of treatment (1,72)	−2.09	−2.35	−3.80*
End of Treatment (1,72)	--	−.53	−2.64
Non-routine hospitalization (1,72)		--	−2.44
Spirituality:
Start of treatment (1,72)	.85	.84	1.05
End of Treatment (1,72)	--	.34	.05
Non-routine hospitalization (1,72)		--	.29

^*p ≤ .008 (Bonferroni-like correction)

^**p ≤ .001