25

Difficulties enjoying patient’s hobbies, recreations and social activities as before because of his/her disease and treatment

0.093

0.844

−0.042

26

Managing patient’s and your properties

−0.038

0.834

0.041

27

Patient’s difficulties performing his/her responsibilities in the house

0.028

0.828

0.045

28

Medical and living expenses while receiving treatment

0.034

0.822

−0.073

29

Difficulties in having sufficient support available to you (e.g., assistance and public service from people around you)

0.120

0.808

−0.054

30

Planning patient’s own and your future life

0.103

0.786

−0.025

31

Taking care of family (e.g., childrearing, nursing parents and spouse)

0.099

0.765

0.009

32

Insufficient information concerning patient’s social welfare services (e.g., nursing care insurance program, welfare system for the disabled)

0.182

0.744

−0.064

33

Patient’s having no one with a similar experience to talk to

0.230

0.643

0.051

34

Relationship and communication with patient’s friends and persons close to patient

0.144

0.642

0.146

35

Changes of patient’s figure and appearance(e.g., increasing and decreasing of weight)

0.114

0.630

0.117

36

Relationship and communication with patient’s neighbors

0.102

0.618

0.197

37

Using financial services(e.g., loans, health care and life insurance)

0.051

0.608

0.160

38

Having no one and place to go for advice regarding patient’s disease and medical treatment life

0.298

0.608

0.016

39

Relationship and communication with your spouse

0.156

0.599

0.143

40

Talking about patients disease with people in the patient’s workplace and other social places

0.107

0.571

0.258

41

Patient’s being socially isolated

0.231

0.559

0.123

42

Insufficient information concerning living supports for patient receiving cancer \treatment (e.g., medical wig, elastic stockings ,wheelchair, adjustable medical bed)

0.196

0.516

0.176

43

Difficulties in having enough understanding and cooperation from patient’s family regarding patient’s disease and treatment

0.255

0.505

0.182

44

Talking about patient’s disease with patient

0.237

0.502

0.179

45

Being excessively concerned about patient by you

0.151

0.499

0.260

46

Patient’s taking care of domestic chores (e.g. cleaning, watching, cooking, grocery shopping)

0.084

0.492

0.333

47

Patient’s looking after himself/herself (e.g., eating, bathing, excreting, dressing)

0.307

0.477

0.104

48

Being demoted and assigned a lower position in the patient’s workplace

−0.010

−0.033

0.996

49

Difficulties in getting a promotion and advancing patient’s career

−0.005

−0.046

0.990

50

Being urged to resign and lose patient’s job

−0.003

0.018

0.906

51

Difficulty with asking for time off from patient’s work for medical treatment (or school if patient is a student)

0.029

0.135

0.781

52

Issues with patient’s pregnancy and childbirth

0.063

0.054

0.732

53

Difficulty with returning and maintaining to patient’s work (or education if he/she is a student)

0.005

0.321

0.583

54

Matters concerning your sexual life

0.023

0.250

0.562

Inter-factor correlation

Factor 1

Factor 2

0.898**

Factor 3

0.733**

0.814**