Financial hardship experience in middle- and older-aged patients with advanced lung cancer

Purpose Advancements in medical treatments have resulted in increased medical costs for cancer patients. More than half of the patients with advanced lung cancer reported unmet financial needs. The purpose of this study is to examine the differences in the prevalence and correlates of financial hard...

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Published in:Supportive care in cancer 2024-06, Vol.32 (6), p.372, Article 372
Main Authors: Takemura, Naomi, Jia, Shumin, Lin, Chia-Chin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Anxiety
Cancer therapies
Clinical trials
Cost of Illness
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Financial Stress
Global health
Hardship
Health care expenditures
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - economics
Male
Medical prognosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle age
Middle Aged
Nursing
Nursing Research
Oncology
Pain Medicine
Patients
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation Medicine
Sleep
Sociodemographics
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Purpose Advancements in medical treatments have resulted in increased medical costs for cancer patients. More than half of the patients with advanced lung cancer reported unmet financial needs. The purpose of this study is to examine the differences in the prevalence and correlates of financial hardship between middle- and older-aged patients with advanced lung cancer, and its impact on multiple health-related outcomes. Methods This study presents a cross-sectional analysis involving 226 patients with advanced lung cancer, who were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial conducted between 2018 and 2020. Data collection was performed through self-reported questionnaires and electronic medical records. Multivariable logistic and linear regression models were adopted for analysis. Results 58.0% reported experiencing financial hardships. Middle-aged participants who were single and had a lower education level were more likely to experience financial difficulties. However, males and higher performance status were associated with a lower likelihood of experiencing financial difficulties among older-aged participants. Financial hardship was significantly associated with anxiety ( p  
ISSN:0941-4355
1433-7339
1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-024-08571-7