Table 3.
Frequencies of BCFS Economic Burden Events, by time point
| BCFS Economic Burden Items |
Baseline (n=132) |
Month 3 (n=132) |
Month 6 (n=131) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | %* | No | %* | Yes | %* | No | %* | Yes | % | No | % * | |
| Work | ||||||||||||
| Change in your motivation to work** |
30 | 22.7 | 52 | 39.4 | 25 | 18.9 | 65 | 49.2 | 16 | 12.2 | 78 | 59.5 |
| Change in productivity of your work** |
35 | 26.5 | 47 | 35.6 | 27 | 20.5 | 63 | 47.7 | 15 | 11.5 | 79 | 60.3 |
| Change in quality of your work** |
23 | 17.4 | 59 | 44.7 | 17 | 12.9 | 73 | 55.3 | 9 | 6.9 | 85 | 64.9 |
| Missed days from work** |
50 | 37.9 | 31 | 23.5 | 30 | 22.7 | 58 | 43.9 | 25 | 19.1 | 64 | 48.9 |
| Financial hardship | ||||||||||||
| Change on your income level |
46 | 34.8 | 82 | 62.1 | 37 | 28.0 | 91 | 68.9 | 40 | 30.5 | 89 | 67.9 |
| Change in spouse/partner's income |
19 | 14.4 | 76 | 57.6 | 15 | 11.4 | 77 | 58.3 | 15 | 11.5 | 77 | 58.8 |
| Spouse/partner's loss of wages due to caring for you |
8 | 6.1 | 66 | 50.0 | 5 | 3.8 | 70 | 53.0 | 4 | 3.1 | 73 | 55.7 |
| Applied for unemployment benefits |
6 | 4.5 | 126 | 95.5 | 4 | 3.0 | 128 | 97.0 | 4 | 3.1 | 127 | 96.9 |
| Borrowed money |
19 | 14.4 | 113 | 85.6 | 19 | 14.4 | 113 | 85.6 | 16 | 12.2 | 115 | 87.8 |
| Changed economic life style |
30 | 22.7 | 102 | 77.3 | 26 | 19.7 | 106 | 80.3 | 24 | 18.3 | 107 | 81.7 |
| Declared bankruptcy |
3 | 2.3 | 129 | 97.7 | 3 | 2.3 | 129 | 97.7 | 4 | 3.1 | 127 | 96.9 |
| Sacrificed other things (vacations etc.)** |
53 | 40.2 | 79 | 59.8 | 35 | 26.5 | 97 | 73.5 | 40 | 30.5 | 91 | 69.5 |
| Sold house or property |
2 | 1.5 | 130 | 98.5 | 5 | 3.8 | 127 | 96.2 | 3 | 2.3 | 128 | 97.7 |
| Missed bill payments |
21 | 15.9 | 111 | 84.1 | 21 | 15.9 | 111 | 84.1 | 22 | 16.8 | 109 | 83.2 |
| Took second job |
3 | 2.3 | 129 | 97.7 | 6 | 4.5 | 126 | 95.5 | 6 | 4.6 | 125 | 95.4 |
| Used up savings |
35 | 26.5 | 97 | 73.5 | 35 | 26.5 | 97 | 73.5 | 31 | 23.7 | 100 | 76.3 |
| Increase in insurance premiums** |
9 | 6.8 | 117 | 88.6 | 16 | 12.1 | 113 | 85.6 | 21 | 16.0 | 107 | 81.7 |
| Exceeded insurance covered benefits |
2 | 1.5 | 125 | 94.7 | 2 | 1.5 | 127 | 96.2 | 6 | 4.6 | 123 | 93.9 |
| Other | 8 | 6.1 | 123 | 93.2 | 4 | 3.0 | 127 | 96.2 | 5 | 3.8 | 125 | 95.4 |
*
For some items, percentages do not add up to 100% because some participants declined to answer, or the item was not applicable (e.g. some participants were retired so work-related questions did not apply to them)
**
Denotes a statistically significant change from baseline in reported proportion of affirmative response; changes in work occurred since diagnosis.