This study emphasized the learning needs of caregivers whose husbands have cancer and describes their level of dissastisfaction concerning these needs. A convenience sample of 30 women caregivers was used. The results demonstrate that caregivers possess initial acquired knowledge as learners and have 26 specific learning needs. The existence of a learning need produces a level of dissatisfaction among the female caregivers. Among these learning needs, the most likely to generate the greatest

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... satisfaction are the learning needs associated with personal concerns. The results encourage nurses to play a more active role in learning by assessing whether the information the caregivers are receiving is understood well enough to meet their learning needs.