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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Fair, Douglas
• Park, Elyse R.
• Nipp, Ryan D.
• Rabin, Julia
• Hyland, Kelly
• Kuhlthau, Karen
• Perez, Giselle K.
• Nathan, Paul C.
• Armstrong, Gregory T.
• Oeffinger, Kevin C.
• Robison, Leslie L.
• Leisenring, Wendy
• Kirchhoff, Anne C.

Titel

Material, behavioral, and psychological financial hardship among survivors of childhood cancer in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Ist Teil von

• Cancer, 2021-09, Vol.127 (17), p.3214-3222

Ort / Verlag

United States: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Alma/SFX Local Collection

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• Background Medical financial burden includes material, behavioral, and psychological hardship and has been underinvestigated among adult survivors of childhood cancer. Methods A survey from 698 survivors and 210 siblings from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study was analyzed. The intensity of financial hardship was estimated across 3 domains: 1) material, including conditions that arise from medical expenses; 2) behavioral, including coping behaviors to manage medical expenses; and 3) psychological hardship resulting from worries about medical expenses and insurance, as measured by the number of instances of each type of financial hardship (0, 1‐2, and ≥3 instances). Multivariable logistic regressions were conducted to examine the clinical and sociodemographic predictors of experiencing financial hardship (0‐2 vs ≥3 instances). Results The intensity of financial hardship did not significantly differ between survivors and siblings. Survivors reported more instances of material hardship than siblings (1‐2 instances: 27.2% of survivors vs 22.6% of siblings; ≥3 instances: 15.9% of survivors vs 11.4% siblings; overall P = .03). In multivariable regressions, insurance was protective against all domains of financial hardship (behavioral odds ratio [OR], 0.12; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.06‐0.22; material OR, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.19‐0.71; psychological OR, 0.10; 95% CI, 0.05‐0.21). Survivors who were older at diagnosis, female, and with chronic health conditions generally had higher levels of hardship. Brain radiation and alkylating agents were associated with higher levels of hardship. Conclusions Material, behavioral, and psychological financial burden among survivors of childhood cancer is common. Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for economic consequences of their cancer treatment that manifest through the domains of material, behavioral, and psychological hardship. A high intensity of medical financial hardship is common among survivors of long‐term childhood cancer.