Table 2.
Use of Psychosocial Services by Ethnicity
| Total (n=265) | Latinas (n=97) | NL Whites (n=168) | χ2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Contact with professionals prior to the cancer diagnosis | 82 | (30.9) | 32 | (33.0) | 50 | (29.8) | 0.30 |
| Social Worker | 35 | (13.2) | 10 | (10.3) | 25 | (14.9) | 1.12 |
| Psychologist | 41 | (15.5) | 13 | (13.4) | 28 | (16.7) | 0.50 |
| Psychiatrist | 28 | (10.6) | 8 | (8.2) | 20 | (11.9) | 0.87 |
| Spiritual counselor | 21 | (7.9) | 13 | (13.4) | 8 | (4.8) | 6.29* |
| Discussion with oncologist or cancer care provider about emotional problems or needs after the diagnosis | |||||||
| Yes | 89 | (33.8) | 29 | (30.5) | 60 | (35.7) | 0.73 |
| No | 174 | (66.2) | 66 | (69.5) | 108 | (64.3) | |
| I had no need for services | 84 | (48.3) | 24 | (36.4) | 60 | (55.6) | 6.04* |
| Oncologist/Provider did not ask. | 38 | (21.8) | 12 | (18.2) | 26 | (24.1) | 0.83 |
| Oncologist/Provider is only interested in medical/physical issues. | 29 | (16.7) | 13 | (19.7) | 16 | (14.8) | 0.70 |
| I do not want to burden the oncologist/provider with my emotional problems. | 24 | (13.8) | 12 | (18.2) | 12 | (11.1) | 1.72 |
| Oncologist/Provider has no time to discuss my emotional concerns. | 20 | (11.5) | 6 | (9.1) | 14 | (13.0) | 0.60 |
| I do not feel comfortable discussing my emotional concerns with my medical provider. | 18 | (10.3) | 9 | (13.6) | 9 | (8.3) | 1.24 |
| Oncologist/Provider will send me to a mental health professional and I don’t want to be referred. | 7 | (4.0) | 5 | (7.6) | 2 | (1.9) | 3.48† |
| Need for mental health or psychosocial services after the cancer diagnosis | 116 | (43.3) | 47 | (49.0) | 69 | (40.1) | 1.96 |
| Contact with professionals after the cancer diagnosis | 76 | (65.5) | 27 | (57.4) | 49 | (71.0) | 2.28 |
| Social Worker | 31 | (26.7) | 8 | (17.0) | 23 | (33.3) | 3.80* |
| Psychologist | 36 | (31.0) | 11 | (23.4) | 25 | (36.2) | 2.15 |
| Psychiatrist | 30 | (25.9) | 13 | (27.7) | 17 | (24.6) | 0.13 |
| Religious counselor | 7 | (6.0) | 5 | (10.6) | 2 | (2.9) | 2.95† |
| Use of psychosocial services after the cancer diagnosis | 71 | (61.2) | 25 | (53.2) | 46 | (66.7) | 2.14 |
| Individual Counseling | 63 | (54.3) | 25 | (53.2) | 38 | (55.1) | 0.04 |
| Family Therapy | 4 | (3.4) | 3 | (6.4) | 1 | (1.4) | 2.04 |
| Couples Therapy | 8 | (6.9) | 2 | (4.3) | 6 | (8.7) | 0.86 |
| Group Therapy/Support group | 9 | (7.8) | 2 | (4.3) | 7 | (10.1) | 1.36 |
| Pharmacotherapy | 10 | (8.6) | 0 | (0) | 10 | (14.5) | 7.45 ** |
Note.
†
p<.10,
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01