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In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 214 patients with COM from a tertiary hospital in Nanchong, China, between June 2024 and June 2025. Participants completed electronic questionnaires assessing demographic\/clinical characteristics, FoP (Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form), and FT (Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity). The mean FoP score was 38.31\u202f\u00b1\u202f7.18. Notably, 77.1% (165\/214) of patients exhibited clinically relevant levels of FoP (score\u202f\u2265\u202f34), indicating a high prevalence of psychological distress. Spearman\u2019s rank correlation was observed between FoP and COST scores (\n                    <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\n                    =\u202f\u22120.599,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &amp;lt;\u202f0.001), indicating that higher financial toxicity (lower COST scores) was associated with higher FoP. Hierarchical multiple linear regression identified longer disease duration, higher pain intensity, the presence of complications, and lower COST scores (\n                    <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>\n                    =\u202f\u22120.279,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &amp;lt;\u202f0.001) as independent factors associated with elevated FoP (all\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). These findings underscore a critical interplay between economic and psychological distress in COM and highlight the urgent need for integrated clinical strategies that combine psychosocial support with financial navigation to mitigate FoP and improve patient wellbeing.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1785403","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,13]],"date-time":"2026-03-13T14:47:47Z","timestamp":1773413267000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The association between fear of disease progression and financial toxicity in patients with chronic osteomyelitis: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Qiyuan","family":"Sun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Second Department of Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jiaxin","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rui","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Second Department of Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Junxue","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Second Department of Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mengying","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lu","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Second Department of Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xiaoqin","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Second Department of Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yuanyuan","family":"Liao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Min","family":"Tan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College","place":["Nanchong, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1028","DOI":"10.1097\/00000542-200210000-00050","article-title":"Sample size calculations in clinical research","volume":"97","author":"Bacchetti","year":"2002","journal-title":"Anesthesiology"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1170","DOI":"10.1093\/ibd\/izaa267","article-title":"Financial toxicity in people with inflammatory bowel disease","volume":"27","author":"Bloomfeld","year":"2021","journal-title":"Inflamm. 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