| Variable | n (%) |
| Patients feelings |
|
| Despair | 13 (43.3) |
| Feeling of abandonment | 7 (23.3) |
| Fatigue | 5 (16.7) |
| Confident | 5 (16.7) |
| Patients need |
|
| Psychological support | 11 (36.7) |
| Pain relief | 10 (33.3) |
| Moral support | 9 (30) |
| Patients’ perceptions of nurse caring |
|
| Information about the disease |
|
| Yes | 22 (73.3) |
| No | 8 (26.7) |
| Availability of nurses when needed |
|
| Always available | 4 (13.3) |
| Often available | 15 (50) |
| Sometimes available | 7 (23.4) |
| Not available | 4 (13.3) |
| Satisfaction with the nursing care |
|
| Unsatisfied | 4 (13.3) |
| Satisfied | 23 (76.7) |
| Very satisfied | 3 (10) |