TABLE 2.

Out-of-Pocket Expenses Survey Responses

Survey item	Strongly Agree/ Agree n (%)	Neither Agree nor Disagree n (%)	Strongly Disagree/ Disagree n (%)
Doctor’s Role
I would like my doctor to talk about my out- of-pocket expenses when he/she recommends a treatment.	25 (61)	11 (27)	7 (17)
My prostate doctor should consider my out- of-pocket costs as he/she makes medical decisions.	13 (32)	8 (20)	20 (49)
My prostate doctor should consider the country’s healthcare costs as he/she makes medical decisions.	15 (37)	8 (20)	18 (44)
Burden of Out-of-Pocket Cost
I feel burdened by my out-of-pocket medical costs for prostate cancer.	10 (24)	1 (2)	30 (73)
I am forced to cut other spending (like groceries or gas) to pay for my out-of-pocket costs for my cancer treatment.	8 (20)	0	33 (80)
In the past 12 months, I have had to make sacrifices to afford OOPE.	8 (20)	0	33 (80)
Prior Knowledge*
I knew about the likely out-of-pocket costs for different prostate cancer treatments before choosing treatment.	2 (5)	6 (15)	33 (80)
Effect of Costs on Treatment
The out-of-pocket costs of different prostate cancer treatments affected my treatment choice.	2 (5)	5 (12)	34 (83)
If I had known the actual out-of-pocket treatment costs, I would have chosen a different treatment.	2 (5)	1 (2)	38 (93)

^*For this item, response categories from left to right are “Knew Exactly or a Lot,” “Knew a Fair Amount,” and “Knew Little or Did Not Know.”