TABLE 1.

Survey Items to Assess Financial Burden and Worry

Burden*
We’d like to learn about how your colorectal cancer or treatment have affected your finances. Please check ALL of the responses below that apply.
(1) I had to use savings.
(2) I had to borrow money or take out a loan.
(3) I could not make payments on credit cards or other bills.
(4) I cut down on spending for food and/or clothes.
(5) I cut down on spending for health care for other family members.
(6) I cut down on recreational activities.
(7) I cut down on expenses in general.
Worry†
How much do you worry about financial problems that have resulted from your colorectal cancer and its treatment?
1 Not at all	2	3	4	5 Very much

^*After factor analysis, the item “I cut down on spending for health care for other family members” was omitted from the composite measure of financial burden, resulting in a 6-item measure with a score range of 0–6 (higher scores denote increased financial burden).

^†In accordance with our previous work, worry was dichotomized as low (1–3) or high (4–5).