Table 4.
Multiple logistic regression analysis of variables associated with support persons reporting multiple ‘high or very high’ unmet needs
| Variable | Category | < 6 high/very high unmet needs (N = 569) | ≥ 6 high/very high unmet needs (N = 182) | Total (N = 751) | Crude OR (95%CI) | Crude p | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | Adjusted p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 198 (35%) | 54 (30%) | 252 (34%) | 0.79 (0.55, 1.14) | 0.2028 | . | |
| Female | 371 (65%) | 128 (70%) | 499 (66%) | Ref | ||||
| Age | 40 to 59 | 201 (35%) | 85 (47%) | 286 (38%) | 1.14 (0.63, 2.04) | 0.0098 | 1.65 (0.71, 3.82) | 0.4563 |
| 60–80 | 317 (56%) | 78 (43%) | 395 (53%) | 0.66 (0.37, 1.18) | 1.39 (0.57, 3.38) | |||
| 14 to 39 | 51 (9.0%) | 19 (10%) | 70 (9.3%) | Ref | Ref | |||
| Rurality | Urban | 458 (80%) | 148 (81%) | 606 (81%) | 1.05 (0.69, 1.62) | 0.8058 | . | |
| Rural | 111 (20%) | 34 (19%) | 145 (19%) | Ref | ||||
| Relationship to person with cancer | Other relative | 3 (0.5%) | 2 (1.1%) | 5 (0.7%) | 0.84 (0.12, 5.72) | 0.0586 | 1.05 (0.10, 10.81) | 0.0685 |
| Sibling | 10 (1.8%) | 6 (3.3%) | 16 (2.1%) | 0.76 (0.22, 2.57) | 0.86 (0.20, 3.73) | |||
| Parent | 34 (6.0%) | 16 (8.8%) | 50 (6.7%) | 0.60 (0.24, 1.47) | 0.40 (0.12, 1.32) | |||
| Spouse/partner | 491 (86%) | 140 (77%) | 631 (84%) | 0.36 (0.18, 0.73) | 0.27 (0.11, 0.67) | |||
| Friend | 8 (1.4%) | 2 (1.1%) | 10 (1.3%) | 0.32 (0.06, 1.72) | 0.21 (0.02, 1.95) | |||
| Other | 4 (0.7%) | 1 (0.5%) | 5 (0.7%) | 0.32 (0.03, 3.14) | 0.05 (0.00, 1.43) | |||
| Child/grandchild | 19 (3.3%) | 15 (8.2%) | 34 (4.5%) | Ref | Ref | |||
| Education | Vocational or other | 163 (29%) | 58 (32%) | 221 (29%) | 1.13 (0.43, 2.96) | 0.8717 | . | |
| Secondary | 224 (39%) | 69 (38%) | 293 (39%) | 0.98 (0.37, 2.54) | ||||
| University | 163 (29%) | 49 (27%) | 212 (28%) | 0.95 (0.36, 2.52) | ||||
| Primary | 19 (3.3%) | 6 (3.3%) | 25 (3.3%) | Ref | ||||
| Employment | Other | 3 (0.5%) | 3 (1.6%) | 6 (0.8%) | 2.98 (0.59, 15.00) | 0.2841 | . | |
| Unemployed | 271 (48%) | 80 (44%) | 351 (47%) | 0.88 (0.63, 1.23) | ||||
| Employed | 295 (52%) | 99 (54%) | 394 (52%) | Ref | ||||
| Lives with person with cancer | Yes | 518 (91%) | 158 (87%) | 676 (90%) | 0.65 (0.39, 1.09) | 0.0999 | 0.65 (0.25, 1.69) | 0.3781 |
| No | 51 (9.0%) | 24 (13%) | 75 (10%) | Ref | Ref | |||
| Country of birth | Other | 121 (21%) | 45 (25%) | 166 (22%) | 1.22 (0.82, 1.80) | 0.3280 | . | |
| Australia | 448 (79%) | 137 (75%) | 585 (78%) | ref | ||||
| Previous diagnosis of cancer | Yes | 61 (11%) | 19 (10%) | 80 (11%) | 0.97 (0.56, 1.67) | 0.9153 | . | |
| No | 508 (89%) | 163 (90%) | 671 (89%) | Ref | ||||
| Forced to relocate | Yes | 82 (14%) | 42 (23%) | 124 (17%) | 1.78 (1.17, 2.70) | 0.0066 | 0.87 (0.49, 1.55) | 0.6467 |
| No | 487 (86%) | 140 (77%) | 627 (83%) | Ref | Ref | |||
| Travel time | More than 2 h | 86 (15%) | 25 (14%) | 111 (15%) | 0.89 (0.55, 1.45) | 0.6486 | . | |
| Less than 2 h | 483 (85%) | 157 (86%) | 640 (85%) | Ref | ||||
| Other impacts | Take time off work | 251 (44%) | 94 (52%) | 345 (46%) | 1.35 (0.97, 1.89) | 0.0763 | 0.97 (0.58, 1.62) | 0.9144 |
| No | 318 (56%) | 88 (48%) | 406 (54%) | Ref | Ref | |||
| Other impacts | Less income | 151 (27%) | 73 (40%) | 224 (30%) | 1.85 (1.31, 2.63) | 0.0005 | 0.99 (0.55, 1.75) | 0.9617 |
| No | 418 (73%) | 109 (60%) | 527 (70%) | Ref | Ref | |||
| Other impacts | Resign or close my business | 32 (5.6%) | 23 (13%) | 55 (7.3%) | 2.43 (1.38, 4.27) | 0.0021 | 2.08 (0.94, 4.61) | 0.0721 |
| No | 537 (94%) | 159 (87%) | 696 (93%) | Ref | Ref | |||
| Other impacts | Difficulty paying bills | 50 (8.8%) | 61 (34%) | 111 (15%) | 5.23 (3.43, 7.99) | < 0.0001 | 3.02 (1.42, 6.45) | 0.0042 |
| No | 519 (91%) | 121 (66%) | 640 (85%) | ref | ref | |||
| Other impacts | Used up savings | 78 (14%) | 62 (34%) | 140 (19%) | 3.25 (2.21, 4.80) | < 0.0001 | 1.10 (0.58, 2.11) | 0.7706 |
| No | 491 (86%) | 120 (66%) | 611 (81%) | Ref | Ref | |||
| Other impacts | Trouble meeting daily expenses | 27 (4.7%) | 42 (23%) | 69 (9.2%) | 6.02 (3.59, 10.11) | < 0.0001 | 1.58 (0.66, 3.83) | 0.3070 |
| No | 542 (95%) | 140 (77%) | 682 (91%) | Ref | Ref | |||
| Participated in support group in last month | Yes | 15 (2.6%) | 4 (2.2%) | 19 (2.5%) | 0.83 (0.27, 2.53) | 0.7434 | . | |
| No | 554 (97%) | 178 (98%) | 732 (97%) | Ref | ||||
| DASS depression | ≥ 10 | 49 (8.6%) | 109 (60%) | 158 (21%) | 15.85 (10.45, 24.04) | < 0.0001 | 5.91 (3.37, 10.36) | < 0.0001 |
| < 10 | 520 (91%) | 73 (40%) | 593 (79%) | Ref | Ref | |||
| DASS anxiety | ≥ 8 | 37 (6.5%) | 77 (42%) | 114 (15%) | 10.54 (6.76, 16.44) | < 0.0001 | 1.22 (0.63, 2.39) | 0.5552 |
| < 8 | 532 (93%) | 105 (58%) | 637 (85%) | Ref | Ref | |||
| DASS stress | ≥ 14 | 58 (10%) | 107 (59%) | 165 (22%) | 12.57 (8.42, 18.77) | < 0.0001 | 4.71 (2.64, 8.40) | < 0.0001 |
| < 14 | 511 (90%) | 75 (41%) | 586 (78%) | Ref | Ref |