Table 5 Psychological and social characteristics associated with moderate to high level unmet needs by domain*
Psychological | Physical & daily living | Sexuality | Health system & information | Patient care & support | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
p-valueAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p-valueAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p-valueAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p-valueAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p-valueAdjusted OR (95% CI) | |
Psychological | |||||
Anxious preoccupation | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Case | 5.9 (4.0-8.7) | 2.2 (1.5-3.2) | 3.4 (2.2-5.3) | 3.3 (2.2-5.1) | 3.1 (1.8-5.2) |
No case | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Helpless hopeless | <0.001 | 0.016 | 0.002 | ||
Case | 2.2 (1.5-3.3) | 1.7 (1.1-2.7) | 2.3 (1.3-3.8) | ||
No case | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Cognitive avoidance | 0.02 | 0.049 | |||
Case | 1.5 (1.1-2.1) | 1.5 (1.0-2.3) | |||
No case | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
Mental health help before cancer | <0.001 | 0.032 | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 2.1 (1.4-3.2) | 1.7 (1.0-2.8) | 2.5 (1.5-4.2) | ||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Mental health help since cancer | <0.001 | ||||
Yes | 2.9 (1.6-5.2) | ||||
No | 1.00 | ||||
Social | |||||
Affectionate support | 0.020 | 0.003 | |||
Low | 0.47 (0.25-0.89) | 2.1 (1.3-3.4) | |||
Some | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
Positive social interaction | 0.05 | 0.014 | 0.002 | ||
Low | 1.4 (0.99-2.0) | 1.7 (1.1-2.5) | 2.6 (1.4-4.8) | ||
Some | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Emotional/ informational | 0.04 | 0.002 | |||
Low | 1.4 (1.0-2.1) | 2.2 (1.3-3.6) | |||
Some | 1.00 | 1.00 |