Table 2. Top ten unmet supportive care needs of cancer patients.
| Moderate to high | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domain | What was your level of need for help with: | Mean response ± SEM | n | % |
| Psychological | Uncertain about the future | 4.14 ± 0.088 | 168 | 80.0 |
| Health system information | Being informed about your test results as soon as feasible | 4.0 ± 0.052 | 166 | 79.0 |
| Psychological | Anxiety | 4.28 ± 0.071 | 165 | 78.6 |
| Psychological | Feelings about death and dying | 4.14 ± 0.090 | 162 | 77.1 |
| Physical and daily living | Lack of energy/tiredness | 3.98 ± 0.082 | 158 | 75.2 |
| Physical and daily living | Pain | 4.17 ± 0.063 | 157 | 74.8 |
| Psychological | Feelings of sadness | 4.08 ± 0.079 | 157 | 74.8 |
| Health system information | Receiving information about cancer test results to you rather than to your relative or family | 4.08 ± 0.072 | 151 | 72 |
| Health system information | Being given explanations of those tests for which you would like an explanation | 3.49 ± 0.060 | 135 | 64.3 |
| Psychological | Keeping a positive outlook | 3.72 ± 0.092 | 129 | 61.4 |