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. 2024 Aug 17;8(5):pkae071. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkae071

Table 5.

Coping behaviors, by categorical Personal Financial Wellness Scale scorea

Characteristic All participants, No. (%) Severe distress (score 1-2), No. (%) High distress (score 3-4), No. (%) Average distress (score 5-6), No. (%) Low to no distress (score 7-10), No. (%)
Total 126 (100) 26 (20.6) 36 (28.6) 33 (26.2) 31 (24.6)
Stayed at job to keep insurance 37 (29.6) 8 (30.8) 10 (28.6) 11 (33.3) 8 (25.8)
Changed cancer survivorship care because of cost in the past 12 mo
Any survivorship careb 56 (44.8) 17 (68.0) 23 (63.9) 11 (33.3) 5 (16.1)
 Tests 26 (20.8) 6 (24.0) 12 (33.3) 6 (18.2) 2 (6.5)
 Specialist visits 40 (32.0) 10 (40.0) 19 (52.8) 8 (24.2) 3 (9.7)
 Prescription medication 15 (12.0) 4 (16.0) 7 (19.4) 4 (12.1) 0 (0.0)
 Other (nonprescription) treatment 19 (15.3) 8 (32.0) 8 (22.9) 3 (9.1) 0 (0.0)
 Mental health care 28 (22.4) 15 (60.0) 8 (22.2) 3 (9.1) 2 (6.5)
 Other changes 7 (5.8) 1 (4.2) 3 (8.3) 3 (9.4) 0 (0.0)
a

Item-level missingness may result in fewer responses than the column number indicates.

b

Any survivorship care: Responded yes to at least 1 of the following: tests, specialist visits, prescription medication, other (nonprescription) treatment, mental health care, or other.