Table 2.

Financial coping survey items by dimension

	Factor	Factor loading
How often (never, rarely, sometimes, often, or always) did/do you do each of the following in order to reduce your expenses related to your cancer treatment:
(1) Postpone or skip medical appointments	1	0.84
(2) Postpone or skip follow up testing	1	0.85
(3) Postpone or skip bloodwork	1	0.83
(4) Postpone or skip filling a prescription	1	0.85
(5) Delay or skip complementary treatment	1	0.70
(6) Postpone or skip psychological support	1	0.75
(7) Skip dosage of prescribed drugs	1	0.87
(8) Cut pills in half	1	0.75
(9) Choose a lower cost medication	1	0.82
(10) Order medication from outside US	1	0.68
(11) Estimate cost before going to ER	2	0.75
(12) Estimate cost before agreeing to treatment	2	0.79
(13) Appeal a denial of benefit from you insurance company	2	0.54
(14) Estimate cost before filling a prescription	2	0.84
(15) Find out cost before filling a prescription for side effects/symptoms	2	0.81
(16) Review the explanation of benefits from insurance company	2	0.58
(17) Ask insurance company for help understanding coverage	2	0.64
(18) Find out cost of lab test or scans before agreeing to testing	2	0.81
(19) Applied for co-payment assistance	4	0.51
(20) Applied for financial assistance for non-medical expenses	4	0.56
(21) Applied for financial assistance through provider	4	0.56
Which of the following have you experienced as a result of bills related to your cancer treatment (yes/no):
(22) I borrowed money from family/friends	3	0.55
(23) I missed rent/mortgage payments	3	0.60
(24) I cut back on groceries, transportation, clothing, tuition	3	0.51
(25) I missed paying bills like heat, electricity, phone	3	0.70