A. Did this happen to you? |
B. If it did happen, how upsetting was it? |
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No | Yes | Not at all upsetting |
A little bit upsetting |
Moderately upsetting |
Very upsetting |
Extremely upsetting |
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1. You had to have your transplant at a treatment center that was not your first choice because of your health insurance coverage |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2. You had to have your transplant at a treatment center that was far from home because of your health insurance coverage |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
3. You lost your health insurance coverage at some point during your illness/transplant |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
4. You had to change health insurance carriers because of your illness/transplant |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
5. You spent a lot of time dealing with your health insurance company (for instance, to arrange approvals or sort out coverage problems) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
6. Someone else had to spend a lot of time dealing with your health insurance company (for instance, to arrange approvals and sort out coverage problems) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
7. Your health insurance company denied payment at some point during your illness/transplant |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
8. Problems with your health insurance company caused some or all of your treatment to be delayed |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Note. Responses to Part A are first coded such that “No”=0 and “Yes”=1. Next, for each item, responses to Part A and Part B are multiplied. The resulting products are then summed. Scores range from 0–32, with higher scores indicating greater perceived insurance stress.