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. 2023 May 17;25:e39933. doi: 10.2196/39933

Table 4.

The endorsements by victims of impact statements that applied to them on a 5-point Likert scale (n=32).

Statement Always, n (%) Most of the time, n (%) Sometimes, n (%) Rarely, n (%) Never, n (%)
Being harassed made me ignore my medications. 2 (6) 6 (19) 10 (31) 6 (19) 8 (25)
I feel that my health never got back to how it was before being harassed. 11 (34) 6 (19) 7 (22) 2 (6) 6 (19)
Being harassed made me too tired to do exercise. 11 (34) 10 (31) 7 (22) 1 (3) 3 (9)
Being harassed made me too scared for outside exercise. 14 (44) 8 (25) 8 (25) 1 (3) 1 (3)
Being harassed affected my GPa follow-up appointments. 3 (9) 5 (16) 10 (31) 5 (16) 9 (28)
Being harassed made me too scared to attend my appointments. 3 (9) 5 (16) 8 (25) 6 (19) 10 (31)
Being harassed affected my appetite and eating. 7 (22) 12 (38) 9 (28) 1 (3) 3 (9)
Being harassed affected my self-monitoring at home. 8 (25) 8 (25) 9 (28) 2 (6) 5 (16)
Being harassed made me take more medications than usual. 9 (28) 6 (19) 7 (22) 5 (16) 5 (16)
Being harassed made me take painkillers more than usual. 8 (25) 4 (12) 10 (31) 4 (12) 6 (19)
Being harassed made me take prescribed drugs. 7 (22) 7 (22) 4 (12) 6 (19) 8 (25)
Being harassed made me start smoking or smoking more than usual. 5 (16) 6 (19) 5 (16) 2 (6) 14 (44)
Being harassed made me start drinking alcohol or drinking alcohol excessively. 5 (16) 2 (6) 5 (16) 7 (22) 13 (41)
My treatment was the same but I felt worse after being harassed. 15 (47) 8 (25) 5 (16) 0 (0) 4 (12)
My treatment was the same but my lab tests deteriorated after being harassed. 4 (12) 3 (9) 8 (25) 5 (16) 12 (38)
After being harassed my treatment was the same but my physician says I am not doing well. 3 (9) 6 (19) 4 (12) 9 (28) 10 (31)
After being harassed my treatment was the same but my family or friends think I am not doing well. 6 (19) 10 (31) 9 (28) 2 (6) 5 (16)
Other effects 9 (28) 5 (16) 2 (6) 2 (6) 14 (44)

aGP: general practitioner.