TABLE 2.

Outcome variables distribution (n = 284)

Survey question	Categories/options	Frequency	Percent
Self‐reported delays based on the patient's stage in the cancer journey (eg, diagnosis, active treatment, survivorship)	I have experienced a delay of less than 1 month a	51	18
	I have experienced a delay of 1 month to 2 months a	29	10
	I have experienced a delay of more than 2 months a	40	14
	I have not experienced any delays	152	54
	Blank/missing	12	4
Access to pain relief medicines since the start of COVID‐19	Yes	149	52
	No	79	28
	Did not need b	39	14
	Blank/missing	17	6
Access to other prescription medicines (not pain relief) like refills, treatment for other symptoms since the start of COVID‐19	Yes	141	50
	No	80	28
	Did not need b	40	14
	Blank/missing	23	8

^a All these categories denoting a delay were combined to compute binary logistic regression.

^b This category was excluded to compute binary logistic regression models.