Table 3.

Factors associated with unmet supportive care needs in men with prostate cancer (N = 331)

Supportive care needs	Any need		Physical and daily living need		Psychological need		Health system and info need		Sexuality need		Prostate cancer‐specific needa
Factors	OR (CI 95%)	P	OR (CI 95%)	P	OR (CI 95%)	P	OR (CI 95%)	P	OR (CI 95%)	P	OR (CI 95%)	P
Age (years)	0.96 (0.91–1.01)	0.14	0.98 (0.94–1.02)	0.24	0.92 (0.89–0.96)	<0.001	0.95 (0.91–0.99)	0.02	0.92 (0.88–0.96)	<0.001	0.97 (0.93–1.01)	0.12
Education
University/college	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Trade/technical	0.90 (0.42–1.96)	0.79	1.22 (0.64–2.34)	0.54	0.67 (0.36–1.27)	0.22	1.67 (0.83–3.36)	0.15	0.97 (0.51–1.86)	0.92	0.62 (0.32–1.22)	0.17
High school	1.38 (0.59–3.22)	0.46	1.30 (0.66–2.59)	0.45	1.20 (0.62–2.31)	0.59	1.52 (0.72–3.21)	0.27	1.08 (0.55–2.13)	0.83	1.41 (0.70–2.84)	0.34
Primary school	1.28 (0.40–4.17)	0.69	1.06 (0.33–3.40)	0.92	1.98 (0.62–6.29)	0.25	1.28 (0.39–4.17)	0.69	1.27 (0.38–4.27)	0.70	2.27 (0.59–8.69)	0.23
Months since dx	1.09 (0.92–1.30)	0.32	0.95 (0.83–1.09)	0.50	0.98 (0.86–1.12)	0.80	1.07 (0.93–1.24)	0.35	1.13 (0.98–1.30)	0.08	1.06 (0.92–1.23)	0.41
ADT
Absence	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Presence	0.53 (0.21–1.35)	0.18	2.29 (1.13–4.65)	0.02	1.52 (0.75–3.11)	0.25	2.15 (1.05–4.39)	0.04	0.50 (0.25–1.01)	0.06	0.39 (0.18–0.86)	0.02
BSI‐18
Somatisation	1.28 (0.96–1.71)	0.10	1.24 (1.05–1.48)	0.01	1.29 (1.08–1.54)	0.005	1.09 (0.93–1.28)	0.27	0.89 (0.76–1.04)	0.14	1.08 (0.89–1.30)	0.46
Depression	0.93 (0.72–1.20)	0.56	1.02 (0.88–1.19)	0.80	1.09 (0.93–1.28)	0.30	0.96 (0.83–1.11)	0.59	1.00 (0.84–1.18)	0.97	1.01 (0.84–1.21)	0.93
Anxiety	1.44 (1.00–2.08)	0.05	1.17 (0.97–1.40)	0.10	1.08 (0.89–1.30)	0.44	1.20 (1.01–1.43)	0.04	1.18 (0.95–1.45)	0.13	1.24 (0.98–1.56)	0.07
EPIC
Urinary	0.98 (0.95–1.01)	0.17	0.98 (0.96–1.00)	0.02	1.00 (0.98–1.02)	0.68	0.97 (0.96–0.99)	0.006	1.00 (0.98–1.02)	0.81	0.95 (0.93–0.98)	< 0.001
Bowel	0.96 (0.90–1.03)	0.30	0.95 (0.92–0.99)	0.01	0.98 (0.94–1.01)	0.19	0.99 (0.96–1.02)	0.56	0.97 (0.93–1.00)	0.07	0.95 (0.91–1.00)	0.05
Sexual	0.97 (0.96–0.99)	< 0.001	1.00 (0.99–1.02)	0.61	0.99 (0.97–1.00)	0.01	0.98 (0.97–1.00)	0.007	0.96 (0.95–0.98)	< 0.001	0.97 (0.96–0.98)	< 0.001

Ref., Reference; ADT, androgen deprivation therapy; dx, diagnosis.

^aThe two items that could be confounded with side effects from androgen deprivation therapy were excluded from this scale for analysis (experiencing hot flushes, and going through a change of life like women do). Bolding in the table denotes a statistically significant result.