Table 1.
Sample characteristics and bivariate associations with number of information needs.
| N | Sample % or mean (SD) | Mean number of information needs endorsed (SD) or bivariate correlation | P* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at survey | 80 and over | 213 | 17.8 | 3.9 (3.6) | <0.0001 |
| 65–79 | 550 | 45.9 | 5.0 (4.3) | ||
| 50–64 | 354 | 29.6 | 6.2 (4.0) | ||
| Under 50 | 80 | 6.7 | 7.2 (4.2) | ||
| Age continuous | 68.0 (11.4) | −0.32 | <0.0001 | ||
| Years since diagnosis | ≥10 | 551 | 46 | 4.6 (4.2) | 0.03 |
| <10 | 646 | 54 | 5.9 (4.1) | ||
| Time continuous | 8.8 (3.2) | −0.07 | 0.02 | ||
| Gender | Male | 454 | 37.9 | 5.1 (4.3) | 0.16 |
| Female | 743 | 62.1 | 5.5 (4.1) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | Non-Hispanic White | 508 | 42.4 | 4.1 (4) | <0.0001 |
| Hispanic White | 156 | 13 | 5.1 (4.2) | ||
| African-American | 247 | 20.6 | 6.6 (4.3) | ||
| Asian-American/Pacific Islander | 267 | 22.3 | 6.2 (3.8) | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 19 | 1.6 | 8.8 (0.5) | ||
| Education | High school or less | 288 | 24.1 | 5.1 (4.4) | 0.02 |
| Some college | 441 | 36.8 | 5.7 (4.2) | ||
| College graduate or higher | 468 | 39.1 | 5.0 (3.9) | ||
| Adequate financial resources | Yes | 1065 | 89 | 5.1 (4.1) | <0.0001 |
| No | 132 | 11 | 6.8 (4.4) | ||
| Marital status | Married or living as married | 746 | 62.3 | 5.2 (4.2) | 0.39 |
| Never married | 80 | 6.7 | 5.5 (4.2) | ||
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 371 | 31 | 5.6 (4.1) | ||
| Health insurance status | Private or public/private | 765 | 63.9 | 5.4 (4.1) | <0.0001 |
| Only public-sponsored | 275 | 23 | 4.7 (4.3) | ||
| None/unknown | 157 | 13.1 | 6.0 (4.3) | ||
| Type of cancer | Breast | 292 | 24.4 | 5.5 (4.1) | 0.05 |
| Prostate | 289 | 24.1 | 5.9 (4.4) | ||
| Colon or Rectum | 305 | 25.5 | 4.7 (4.2) | ||
| Gynecologic | 311 | 26 | 5.4 (4.0) | ||
| Disease status | Cancer free, no recurrence/second cancer | 907 | 75.8 | 4.9 (4.1) | 0.003 |
| Currently cancer free, but reported | 145 | 12.1 | 5.9 (4.2) | ||
| recurrence/second cancer | |||||
| Active or uncertain disease status | 145 | 12.1 | 7.4 (4.0) | ||
| Number of comorbidities | 0 | 224 | 18.7 | 5.4 (4.0) | 0.39 |
| 1 | 307 | 25.6 | 5.2 (4.3) | ||
| 2 | 284 | 23.7 | 5.1 (4.2) | ||
| 3+ | 382 | 31.9 | 5.6 (4.1) | ||
| Number of comorbid conditions | 1.7 (1.1) | −0.01 | 0.85 | ||
| Quality of Care | Excellent | 390 | 32.6 | 4.9 (4.1) | <0.0001 |
| Less than excellent care | 462 | 38.6 | 6.6 (4.2) | ||
| No care in the past two years/unknown | 345 | 28.8 | 4.2 (3.9) | ||
| Type of main follow-up doctor | None/unknown | 285 | 23.8 | 4.4 (4.1) | 0.047 |
| PCP | 148 | 12.4 | 5.5 (4.0) | ||
| Oncologist | 491 | 41 | 5.7 (4.2) | ||
| Other specialist | 273 | 22.8 | 5.5 (4.2) | ||
| Receipt of treatment summary | Received | 211 | 17.6 | 5.2 (4.3) | <0.0001 |
| Wanted but did not knowingly receive | 749 | 62.6 | 6.0 (4.1) | ||
| Did not want and did not knowingly receive | 237 | 19.8 | 3.4 (3.6) | ||
| Total Social Support Scale Score | Mean (SD) | 75.6 (21.5) | 0.0001 |
*
Unadjusted P-values given. P < 0.20 included in subsequent models.