TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening for Financial Toxicity in Clinical Care With Finance-Related Outcome Measures
AU - Chan, Raymond Javan
AU - Gordon, Louisa G.
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - “Financial toxicity” (FT) describes both the objective financial burden and subjective financial distress from a cancer diagnosis and its treatment.1,2 Up to 48% of cancer survivors report experiencing financial burden due to direct (eg, out-of-pocket expenses) and indirect (eg, loss of income) costs.3 Financial toxicity exists in all health systems including user-pay, universal, and hybrid settings.3,4 Depending on a patient's individual circumstances, cancer diagnosis and treatments, and coping strategies,3 this burden may cause significant financial distress, reduced adherence with treatment, and delayed or forgone treatment, which lead to poorer health outcomes.2,3,5 Our systematic review showed a 3-fold increased risk of depression and anxiety in cancer survivors experiencing FT.6 Individuals living in the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are at a greater risk of FT related to cancer care.7
AB - “Financial toxicity” (FT) describes both the objective financial burden and subjective financial distress from a cancer diagnosis and its treatment.1,2 Up to 48% of cancer survivors report experiencing financial burden due to direct (eg, out-of-pocket expenses) and indirect (eg, loss of income) costs.3 Financial toxicity exists in all health systems including user-pay, universal, and hybrid settings.3,4 Depending on a patient's individual circumstances, cancer diagnosis and treatments, and coping strategies,3 this burden may cause significant financial distress, reduced adherence with treatment, and delayed or forgone treatment, which lead to poorer health outcomes.2,3,5 Our systematic review showed a 3-fold increased risk of depression and anxiety in cancer survivors experiencing FT.6 Individuals living in the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are at a greater risk of FT related to cancer care.7
KW - Financial Toxicity
KW - Clinical Care
KW - Outcome Measures
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101428878&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000926
DO - 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000926
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 33587491
AN - SCOPUS:85101428878
VL - 44
SP - 87
EP - 88
JO - Cancer Nursing
JF - Cancer Nursing
SN - 0162-220X
IS - 2
ER -