Table 4:
Needs Identified by Patients According to Uncertainty and Mental Health (N=132)
| Managing physical symptoms | Learning strategies to increase self-care | Coping with emotional concerns | Managing social concerns or lack of support | Finding resources to help with daily concerns | Managing sexual and reproductive concerns | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | N (%) | P for trend | N (%) | P for trend | N (%) | P for trend | N (%) | P for trend | N (%) | P for trend | N (%) | P for trend | |
| PHQ8 | 132 (100.0) | 68 (51.5) | 0.03 | 48 (36.4) | 0.03 | 31 (23.5) | 0.07 | 10 (7.6) | 0.008 | 9 (6.8) | 0.4 | 4 (3.0) | 0.07 |
| Minimal | 84 (63.6) | 42 (50.0) | 25 (29.8) | 15 (17.9) | 2 (2.4) | 4 (4.8) | 1 (1.2) | ||||||
| Mild | 31 (23.5) | 14 (45.2) | 16 (51.6) | 11 (35.5) | 5 (16.1) | 4 (12.9) | 2 (6.5) | ||||||
| Moderate | 5 (3.8) | 3 (60.0) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||||||
| Moderately Severe | 5 (3.8) | 4 (80.0) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||||||
| Severe | 5 (3.8) | 5 (100.0) | 4 (80.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (20.0) | ||||||
| GAD7 | 132 (100.0) | 70 (53.0) | 0.52 | 49 (37.1) | 0.03 | 32 (24.2) | <0.0001 | 10 (7.6) | 0.01 | 11 (8.3) | 0.08 | 4 (3.0) | 0.008 |
| Minimal | 90 (68.2) | 48 (53.3) | 30 (33.3) | 12 (13.3) | 4 (4.4) | 6 (6.7) | 1 (11) | ||||||
| Mild | 34 (25.8) | 16 (47.1) | 13 (38.2) | 15 (44.1) | 4 (11.8) | 3 (8.8) | 2 (5.9) | ||||||
| Moderate | 6 (4.5) | 4 (66.7) | 4 (66.7) | 3 (50.0) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | ||||||
| Severe | 2 (1.5) | 2 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | ||||||
| MUIS | 132 (100.0) | 70 (53.0) | 0.003 | 49 (37.1) | 0.04 | 32 (24.2) | 0.04 | 10 (7.6) | 0.03 | 11 (8.3) | 0.77 | 4 (3.0) | 0.86 |
| Quartile 1 | 21 (15.9) | 7 (33.3) | 6 (28.8) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | ||||||
| Quartile 2 | 97 (73.5) | 51 (52.6) | 33 (34.0) | 26 (26.8) | 5 (5.2) | 10 (10.3) |
4 (4.1) | ||||||
| Quartile 3 | 13 (9.8) | 11 (84.6) | 10 (76.9) | 5 (38.5) | 4 (30.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||||||
| Quartile 4 | 1 (0.8) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||||||
| SIP | 132 (100.0) | 70 (53.0) | 0.27 | 49 (37.1) | 0.21 | 32 (24.2) | 0.17 | 10 (7.6) | 0.77 | 11 (8.3) | 0.08 | 4 (3.0) | 0.001 |
| Quartile 1 | 92 (69.7) | 47 (51.1) | 32 (34.8) | 19 (20.7) | 6 (6.5) | 4 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||||||
| Quartile 2 | 34 (25.8) | 18 (52.9) | 13 (38.2) | 11 (32.4) | 4 (11.8) | 7 (20.6) | 3 (8.8) | ||||||
| Quartile 3 | 6 (4.5) | 5 (83.3) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (16.7) | ||||||
| Quartile 4 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||||||
MUIS: Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale; PHQ-8: Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale; GAD-7: General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7); SIP: Sickness Impact Profile