Table 4.
Questionnaire responses in regard to fears of recurrence and fears of Covid-19
| Fear of recurrence | Fear of Covid-19a | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1. I have no fear of recurrence | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 2. I have a little fear with occasional thoughts but they don’t really bother me | 4 | 12 | 2 | – | – | 18 |
| 3. I sometimes have fearful thoughts but I can usually manage these | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | – | 28 |
| 4. I get a lot of fears of recurrence and these can really preoccupy my thoughts | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5. I am fearful all the time that my cancer might return and I struggle with this | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 9 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 58 |
a1. I have no fear of COVID-19, 2. I have a little fear with occasional thoughts but they don’t really bother me, 3. I sometimes have fearful thoughts but I can usually manage these, 4. I get a lot of fears of COVID-19 and these can really preoccupy my thoughts, 5. I am fearful all the time of COVID-19 and I struggle with this