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. 2018 Aug 8;34(5):950–957. doi: 10.1007/s13187-018-1399-4

Table 2.

Moderate to high unmet needs by supportive care needs domain

Information Psychological care Health care staff Physical symptoms Hospital facilities and services Social/religious/spiritual support Practical support
n % n % n % n % n % n % n %
Total 356 88.6 299 74.4 308 76.6 310 77.1 326 81.1 279 69.4 292 72.6
Cancer stagesa
 1 104 86.7 80 66.7 79 65.8 80 66.7 87 72.5 70 58.3 81 67.5
 2 126 89.4 106 75.2 112 79.4 111 78.7 117 83.0 99 70.2 104 73.8
 3 85 87.6 77 79.4 81 83.5 82 84.5 84 86.6 76 78.4 73 75.3
 4 41 93.2 36 81.8 36 81.8 37 84.1 38 86.4 34 77.3 34 77.3
Period
 < 3 months 65 95.6 55 80.9 54 79.4 55 80.9 56 82.4 51 75.0 50 73.5
 3 months–2 years 126 86.3 105 71.9 109 74.7 107 73.3 112 76.7 99 67.8 100 68.5
 2–5 years 99 87.6 85 75.2 86 76.1 90 79.6 94 83.2 75 66.4 84 74.3
 ≥ 5 years 66 88.0 54 72.0 59 78.7 59 78.7 64 85.3 54 72.0 58 77.3
Cancer typesb
 Breast 130 87.8 99 66.9 100 67.6 102 68.9 105 70.9 90 60.8 98 66.2
 Colon/rectum 62 82.7 51 68.0 55 73.3 55 73.3 61 81.3 46 61.3 50 66.7
 Lung 16 84.2 15 78.9 15 78.9 14 73.7 17 89.5 14 73.7 12 63.2
 Thyroid 42 95.5 40 90.9 40 90.9 40 90.9 40 90.9 40 90.9 39 88.6
 Stomach 32 88.9 29 80.6 31 86.1 30 83.3 31 86.1 29 80.6 29 80.6
 Prostate 18 81.8 15 68.2 17 77.3 17 77.3 18 81.8 17 77.3 16 72.7
 Othersc 56 96.6 50 86.2 50 86.2 52 89.7 54 93.1 43 74.1 48 82.8
Recurrenced
 Yes 56 93.3 51 85.0 51 85.0 55 91.7 56 93.3 51 85.0 50 83.3
 No 300 87.5 248 72.3 257 74.9 255 74.3 270 78.7 228 66.5 242 70.6

aStatistically significant in health care staff (p < 0.01), physical symptoms (p < 0.01), hospital facilities and services (p < 0.05), and social/religious/spiritual support domains (p < 0.01)

bStatistically significant in psychological care (p < 0.01), health care staff (p < 0.01), physical symptoms (p < 0.01), hospital facilities and services (p < 0.01), social/religious/spiritual support (p < 0.01), and practical support domains (p < 0.05)

cIncluded esophagus, kidney, liver, pancreas, prostate, ovary, cervix, leukemia, and lymphoma

dStatistically significant in psychological care, physical symptoms, hospital facilities and services, social/religious/spiritual support, and practical support domains (all p < 0.05)