Table 4.
Frequency of unmet need 1 by age, gender, and area level characteristics.
| Overall Sample | Gender | Age | Remoteness | Area-Level Disadvantage (SEIFA) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNAT-C Item (25 Most Frequent Overall) | % (Rank) | Male % (Rank) |
Female % (Rank) |
≤57 Years % (Rank) | ≥58 & ≤68 Years % (Rank) | >68 Years % (Rank) | Inner Regional (n = 124) %(Rank) | Outer Regional & Remote (n = 113) % (Rank) |
<50 Percentile (n = 197) % (Rank) |
≥50 Percentile (n = 41) % (Rank) |
| Treatment near home | 36.8% (1) | 29.2% (3) | 41.3% (1) | 41.7% (3) | 39.3% (1) | 27.0% (2) | 32.0% (3) | 41.8% (1) | 36.3% (1) | 40.0% (1) |
| Help with economic burden caused by cancer | 31.8% (2) | 34.4% (1) | 29.9% (4) | 43.8% (1) | 30.6% (4) | 20.3% (3) | 30.3% (4) | 33.0% (2) | 32.0% (3) | 31.7% (2) |
| Concerns about the person I provide care for | 31.8% (2) | 32.6% (2) | 31.0% (3) | 42.5% (2) | 32.9% (3) | 20.0% (4) | 33.9% (1) | 29.7% (4) | 32.5% (2) | 29.3% (3) |
| Information about financial support for medical expenses, from … | 29.5% (3) | 24.4% (4) | 32.4% (2) | 36.1% (4) | 34.1% (2) | 17.1% (8) | 28.5% (5) | 30.4% (3) | 29.7% (5) | 29.3% (3) |
| My own health problems | 28.0% (4) | 22.5% (6) | 31.0% (3) | 26.0% (8) | 24.7% (7) | 34.7% (1) | 32.3% (2) | 23.4% (6) | 29.9% (4) | 19.5% (5) |
| Lodging near hospital where the person I am caring for is treated | 24.2% (5) | 17.6% (12) | 27.3% (5) | 32.9% (5) | 25.0% (6) | 14.7% (11) | 23.8% (8) | 25.0% (5) | 23.2% (8) | 29.3% (3) |
| Feelings of vague anxiety | 23.7% (6) | 19.1% (8) | 26.2% (6) | 26.0% (8) | 25.9% (5) | 18.7% (6) | 24.2% (7) | 23.4% (6) | 25.8% (6) | 14.6% (8) |
| Help with my own relaxation and my personal life | 22.6% (7) | 18.7% (9) | 24.7% (8) | 32.4% (6) | 23.5% (9) | 11.8% (16) | 25.0% (6) | 20.4% (9) | 23.9% (7) | 17.1% (7) |
| Transportation service for getting to and from the hospital | 21.6% (8) | 24.2% (5) | 20.3% (14) | 27.4% (7) | 21.2% (11) | 14.9% (10) | 22.0% (9) | 20.7% (8) | 21.5% (10) | 22.5% (4) |
| Welfare services (e.g., psychological counselling) for caregivers | 20.3% (9) | 16.7% (14) | 22.2% (10) | 23.3% (13) | 20.2% (12) | 17.3% (7) | 19.5% (12) | 21.6% (7) | 21.1% (12) | 17.1% (7) |
| Feelings of anger, irritability or nervousness | 20.0% (10) | 16.9% (13) | 22.2% (10) | 24.7% (10) | 21.2% (11) | 13.5% (12) | 20.3% (11) | 19.8% (10) | 21.8% (9) | 12.2% (9) |
| A designated hospital staff member who would be able to provide… | 19.5% (11) | 13.3% (17) | 23.6% (9) | 21.9% (14) | 23.8% (8) | 12.0% (15) | 22.0% (9) | 17.1% (15) | 19.9% (14) | 18.0% (6) |
| Information about caregiving-related stress management | 19.4% (12) | 17.8% (11) | 20.0% (15) | 23.6% (12) | 20.0% (13) | 15.8% (9) | 22.0% (9) | 17.0% (16) | 21.0% (13) | 12.2% (9) |
| Information about tests and treatment |
18.9% (13) | 8.8% (26) | 24.8% (7) | 14.9% (24) | 22.4% (10) | 18.7% (6) | 18.7% (13) | 19.5% (12) | 21.4% (11) | 7.3% (12) |
| Depression | 18.3% (14) | 18.0% (10) | 18.1% (17) | 21.9% (14) | 19.1% (14) | 14.7% (11) | 19.5% (12) | 17.1% (15) | 18.1% (17) | 19.5% (5) |
| Loneliness or feelings of isolation | 18.2% (15) | 20.2% (7) | 17.2% (18) | 24.7% (10) | 18.8% (15) | 12.0% (15) | 18.6% (14) | 18.0% (13) | 19.1% (15) | 14.6% (8) |
| Information about the current status of the illness of the person I am… | 18.1% (16) | 11.1% (20) | 22.1% (11) | 15.1% (23) | 21.2% (11) | 17.3% (7) | 20.3% (11) | 16.1% (18) | 19.9% (14) | 10.0% (10) |
| Someone to help me with housekeeping and/or child care | 17.2% (17) | 17.6% (12) | 16.6% (19) | 27.4% (7) | 5.9% (26) | 19.7% (5) | 21.0% (10) | 12.5% (25) | 16.8% (19) | 19.5% (5) |
| Information about caring for the person with cancer (symptom…. | 17.2% (18) | 9.9% (24) | 21.2% (12) | 20.3% (17) | 18.8% (15) | 13.2% (14) | 17.7% (15) | 16.8% (17) | 18.8% (16) | 9.8% (11) |
| Need for space reserved for caregivers | 17.0% (19) | 14.3% (16) | 18.9% (16) | 12.5% (28) | 22.4% (10) | 13.3% (13) | 16.3% (16) | 17.1% (15) | 16.5% (20) | 19.5% (5) |
| Seeing doctor quickly and easily when in need | 16.4% (20) | 9.9% (24) | 20.7% (13) | 18.9% (20) | 19.1% (14) | 11.8% (16) | 13.7% (21) | 19.6% (11) | 17.9% (18) | 9.8% (11) |
| Information about hospitals or clinics and physicians who treat cancer | 15.6% (21) | 12.2% (19) | 17.2% (18) | 20.8% (15) | 15.3% (17) | 10.5% (18) | 13.8% (20) | 17.9% (14) | 15.4% (22) | 17.1% (7) |
| Help with difficulties in family relationships after cancer diagnosis | 15.5% (22) | 14.3% (16) | 15.1% (24) | 25.7% (9) | 14.1% (18) | 7.9% (22) | 16.1% (17) | 15.0% (20) | 14.7% (25) | 19.5% (5) |
| Guidance about hospital facilities and services | 15.3% (23) | 11.1% (20) | 18.1% (17) | 19.4% (18) | 18.8% (15) | 8.0% (21) | 16.3% (16) | 14.4% (21) | 15.0% (24) | 17.1% (7) |
| Help with difficulties in interpersonal relationships after cancer… | 15.1% (24) | 16.5% (15) | 13.7% (26) | 24.3% (11) | 12.9% (19) | 9.2% (20) | 14.5% (19) | 15.9% (19) | 15.2% (23) | 14.6% (8) |
| Cooperation and communication among health care staff | 14.2% (25) | 11.0% (21) | 16.4% (20) | 16.2% (22) | 17.7% (16) | 7.9% (22) | 12.1% (24) | 16.8% (17) | 14.7% (25) | 12.2% (9) |
1 Unmet need = items with a low, moderate or high need; … = item truncated; Shading represents items where 25% or more of each group reported this need.