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Table 2 COVID-19 impact item endorsement and ranking by category

From: Perceived COVID-19 pandemic impact and protective factors predicting patient-reported depression and anxiety in individuals living with cancer

Items by categorya

Overall Rankingb

% endorsement (VerySomewhat Negatively)

N/A (%)

Social activity

 My ability to engage in recreational activities

1

87.1

1.0

 How connected I feel to others

2

75.8

0.8

 My friendships

4

63.3

1.0

Well-being

 My mental health

3

71.9

1.0

 My physical health

7

52.7

1.5

 My self-care

10

39.6

2.7

 My ability to take care of household chores

14

28.7

2.3

Essential needs

 Ability to secure basic essentials

5

56.4

1.2

 My medical care

6

55.8

1.0

 My ability to obtain needed health care

9

50.8

1.0

Family

 My family relationships

8

52.5

2.1

 My ability to care for my family

12

32.3

15.6

 My relationship with my spouse or partner

17

24.8

27.3

 My parenting

18

19.0

37.5

Finances

 My finances (e.g., ability to pay bills)

11

37.5

2.7

 My work (e.g., loss of hours, loss of job, ability to obtain employment, productivity)

13

30.6

33.5

 My retirement (including the potential to retire and when that may occur)

16

25.8

23.3

Uncategorized/low endorsed items

 My spirituality or religiosity

15

26.0

10.4

 My housing

19

17.9

5.8

 My education or training

20

11.4

31.2

  1. Question stem: How much has each of the following areas of your life been IMPACTED by the COVID-19 pandemic? Response Scale: 1 = Very Negatively, 2 = Somewhat Negatively, 3 = Not at all, 4 = Somewhat Positively, 5 = Positively, Not Applicable (NA)
  2. aCategories (shown in Bold) are a result of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)
  3. bPercentages reported out of total sample (N = 520), including those responding NA