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Journal Article
Financial toxicity, coping strategies, and quality of life among Chinese patients with hematologic malignancies: a cross-sectional study
2024
Overview
Purpose
Financial toxicity is used to describe the financial hardship experienced by cancer patients. Financial toxicity may cause negative consequences to patients, whereas little is known in Chinese context. This study aimed to explore the level of financial toxicity, coping strategies, and quality of life among Chinese patients with hematologic malignancies.
Patients and methods
We conducted a prospective, observational study among 274 Chinese patients with hematologic malignancies from November 2021 to August 2022 in Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. Clinical data were extracted from electronic clinical records. Data on financial toxicity, coping strategies, and quality of life were collected using PRO measures. Chi-square or independent
t
test and multivariate logistic regression were performed to explore the associated factors of financial toxicity and quality of life, respectively. Effects of financial toxicity on coping strategies were examined using Chi-square.
Results
The mean age of the participants was 50.2 (± 14.6) years. Male participants accounted for 57.3%. About half of the participants reported high financial toxicity. An average median of ¥200,000 on total medical expenditures since the diagnosis was reported. The average median monthly out-of-pocket health expenditure relating to cancer treatment was ¥20,000 (range ¥632–¥172,500) after reimbursement. Reduce daily living expenses (64.9%), borrowing money (55.7%), and choosing cheaper regimens (19.6%) were the commonly used strategies to cope with financial burden. Financial toxicity was negatively associated with quality of life (
β
= 0.071,
P
= 0.001).
Conclusions
Financial toxicity was not uncommon in patients with hematological malignancies. Reducing daily living expenses, abandoning treatment sessions, and borrowing money were the strategies commonly adopted by participants to defray cancer costs. Additionally, participants with high level of financial toxicity tended to have worse quality of life. Therefore, actions from healthcare providers, policy-makers, and other stakeholders should be taken to help cancer patients mitigate their financial toxicity.
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,Springer Nature B.V
Subject
/ Adult
/ Aged
/ Cancer
/ China
/ Coping
/ Female
/ Financial Stress - psychology
/ Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data
/ Hematologic Neoplasms - economics
/ Hematologic Neoplasms - psychology
/ Hematologic Neoplasms - therapy
/ Humans
/ Male
/ Medicine
/ Money
/ Nursing
/ Oncology
/ Patients
/ Poverty
