Family needs | Nurses’ responses | Families’ responses | p-value | ||||||
Rank | N | M | SD | Rank | N | M | SD | ||
To feel that the hospital personnel care about the patient | 10 | 62 | 3.60 | 0.69 | 1 | 62 | 3.84 | 0.37 | 0.02 |
To feel there is hope | 17 | 62 | 3.29 | 0.82 | 5 | 62 | 3.66 | 0.57 | 0.00 |
To have good food available in the hospital | 19 | 62 | 3.26 | 0.94 | 7 | 62 | 3.65 | 0.60 | 0.00 |
To talk about the possibility of the patient’s death | 21 | 62 | 3.23 | 0.90 | 39 | 62 | 2.50 | 1.29 | 0.00 |
To have comfortable furniture in the waiting room | 23 | 62 | 3.10 | 0.84 | 11 | 62 | 3.56 | 0.69 | 0.00 |
To know which staff members could give what type of information | 27 | 62 | 2.98 | 1.03 | 15 | 62 | 3.55 | 0.72 | 0.00 |
To know the types of staff members taking care of the patient | 30 | 62 | 2.87 | 1.09 | 18 | 62 | 3.52 | 0.74 | 0.00 |
To have someone be concerned about the relative’s health | 32 | 62 | 2.77 | 1.02 | 29 | 62 | 3.13 | 0.83 | 0.04 |
To have someone to help with financial problems | 33 | 62 | 2.69 | 1.02 | 28 | 62 | 3.23 | 0.93 | 0.00 |
To talk to the doctor every day | 34 | 62 | 2.62 | 1.09 | 26 | 62 | 3.24 | 1.05 | 0.00 |
To talk about negative feelings about what has happened | 37 | 62 | 2.47 | 1.16 | 21 | 62 | 3.40 | 0.84 | 0.00 |
To feel it is alright to cry | 38 | 62 | 2.37 | 1.12 | 44 | 62 | 1.61 | 1.11 | 0.00 |
To have another person with you when visiting the critical care unit | 39 | 62 | 2.31 | 1.07 | 33 | 62 | 3.02 | 1.06 | 0.00 |
To have a specific person to call at the hospital when unable to visit | 40 | 62 | 2.18 | 0.94 | 31 | 62 | 3.08 | 1.05 | 0.00 |
To visit anytime | 44 | 62 | 1.37 | 0.77 | 42 | 62 | 1.77 | 1.18 | 0.03 |
To talk to the same nurse every day | 45 | 62 | 1.32 | 0.70 | 40 | 62 | 2.32 | 1.23 | 0.00 |