Table 2.
Moderate and high parents’ needs.
| Needs | Moderate/High Needs % (n) | Moderate/High Needs % (n) | Moderate/High Needs % (n) | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Place of Residence | Times of Illness | ||||||
| Women | Men | City | Village | 3–12 Months | 1–2 Years | 3–4 Years | ||
| Support | ||||||||
| support in dealing with depression | 31% (211) |
35% (42) |
37% (201) |
24% (61) |
38% (131) |
24% (71) |
21% (34) |
0.91 |
| support in dealing with frustration | 56% (381) |
31% (37) |
61% (332) |
59% (151) |
55% (189) |
48% (142) |
39% (62) |
0.55 |
| emotional support from loved ones | 29% (197) |
18% (22) |
22% (120) |
31% (79) |
33% (113) |
27% (80) |
24% (38) |
0.44 |
| psychological support from support groups | 20% (136) |
15% (18) |
18% (98) |
17% (43) |
18% (62) |
7% (21) |
11% (18) |
0.55 |
| psychological support from medical staff | 45% (306) |
30% (36) |
41% (223) |
28% (72) |
44% (151) |
35% (104) |
25% (40) |
0.91 |
| Information/Communication | ||||||||
| need information about health status | 66% (449) |
70% (84) |
58% (315) |
54% (138) |
71% (244) |
55% (163) |
19% (30) |
0.01 |
| need information about treatment | 58% (394) |
69% (83) |
61% (332) |
52% (133) |
56% (193) |
30% (89) |
14% (22) |
0.01 |
| the need for education about illness from medical staff | 68% (462) |
59% (71) |
63% (343) |
59% (151) |
70% (241) |
66% (195) |
25% (40) |
0.01 |
| the need for information about the factors that may influence the course of the neoplastic disease | 51% (347) |
48% (58) |
53% (288) |
42% (107) |
46% (158) |
26% (77) |
7% (11) |
0.41 |
| need information about health opportunities | 44% (299) |
53% (64) |
45% (245) |
55% (141) |
34% (117) |
15% (44) |
18% (29) |
0.01 |
| the need for complete information on the results of medical examinations | 52% (354) |
61% (73) |
45% (245) |
55% (141) |
50% (172) |
48% (142) |
22% (35) |
0.01 |
| Financial | ||||||||
| support in everyday life finances | 85% (578) |
54% (65) |
74% (402) |
88% (225) |
22% (76) |
55% (163) |
88% (141) |
0.01 |
| support in treatment costs | 25% (170) |
20% (24) |
21% (114) |
25% (64) |
24%( 82) |
48% (142) |
74% (118) |
0.01 |
| Symptoms/everyday life | ||||||||
| help in dealing with symptoms | 63% (428) |
42% (50) |
64% (348) |
41% (105) |
15% (52) |
29% (86) |
64% (102) |
0.01 |
| help in everyday functioning | 32% (218) |
21% (25) |
30% (163) |
25% (64) |
21% (72) |
31% (92) |
35% (56) |
0.01 |
| Spiritual | ||||||||
| changing priorities | 39% (265) |
21% (25) |
40% (218) |
25% (64) |
33% (113) |
34% (101) |
29% (46) |
0.91 |
| help in dealing with the problem of dying | 67% (456) |
55% (66) |
54% (294) |
57% (146) |
69% (237) |
52% (154) |
44% (70) |
0.71 |
| Social | ||||||||
| ability to express feelings | 21% (143) |
17% (20) |
12% (65) |
15% (38) |
15% (52) |
10% (30) |
13% (21) |
0.74 |
| planning the future | 19% (129) |
12% (14) |
18% (98) |
11% (28) |
18% (62) |
21% (62) |
16% (25) |
0.91 |
| support in the functioning of the family | 14% (95) |
10% (12) |
14% (76) |
8% (20) |
15% (52) |
7% (21) |
8% (13) |
0.55 |
| Psychological/emotional | ||||||||
| help in dealing with worries about prognosis | 84% (571) |
75% (90) |
81% (441) |
72% (184) |
88% (303) |
74% (219) |
31% (50) |
0.01 |
| help in dealing with frustration | 87% (592) |
61% (73) |
85% (462) |
71% (182) |
89% (306) |
82% (243) |
41% (66) |
0.01 |
| help in dealing with fears for the family | 58% (394) |
46% (55) |
55% (299) |
60% (154) |
55% (189) |
41% (121) |
20% (32) |
0.01 |
| Sexual | ||||||||
| support in intimate life | 21% (143) |
35% (42) |
28% (152) |
15% (38) |
13% (45) |
21% (62) |
33% (53) |
0.19 |