Family needs	Nurses’ responses				Families’ responses				p-value
Family needs	Rank	N	M	SD	Rank	N	M	SD	p-value
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