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. 2017 May 18;12(5):e0176470. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176470

Table 2. Effects of Financial distress on suffering.

SUBJECTIVE FINANCIAL BURDEN
Financial DistressN = 73 (51%) No Financial DistressN = 70 (49%) p
Average Financial difficulties (SD) 4.4 (2.94) 0.18 (0.85) <0.001
Effect on well-being (SD) 4.61 (2.89) 0.25 (1.26) <0.001
Average Financial Concerns (SD) 4.73 (2.68) 0.92 (2.1) <0.001
Actual Financial Worries (SD) 4.55 (2.94) 0.42 (1.77) <0.001
Effects of financial difficulties on N = 73 N = 68
Physical suffering 15 (10.6) 1 (1) <0.001
Anxiety about physical functioning 16 (11.3) 2 (1.4) 0.001
Social suffering 16 (11.3) 2 (1.4) 0.001
Emotional suffering 16 (11.3) 2 (1.4) 0.001
Spiritual suffering 13 (9.4) 1 (1) 0.001