Financial toxicity is more than costs of care: the relationship between employment and financial toxicity in long-term cancer survivors
Financial toxicity is more than costs of care: the relationship between employment and financial toxicity in long-term cancer survivors
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DOI：
10.1007/s11764-018-0723-7
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发表时间：
2019-02-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Koczwara, Bogda
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作者：
Pearce, Alison;Tomalin, Bianca;Koczwara, Bogda
目的本研究的目的是通过研究癌症幸存者中财务毒性的流行程度和相关因素，来检验就业与财务毒性之间的关系。方法：我们对来自荷兰患者报告的初始治疗后结果和长期生存评估（PROFILES）登记处的子样本进行了二次分析。采用描述性统计、双变量分析和逻辑回归。结果共有2931名不同癌症类型的参与者被纳入分析，平均年龄为55岁（18至65岁）。近一半（49%）的参与者在调查时有工作，22%的人表示有财务问题。那些没有工作的人面临更大的财务毒性风险（27% vs 16%, p . 596）
PurposeThe aim of this study was to examine the relationship between employment and financial toxicity by examining the prevalence of, and factors associated with, financial toxicity among cancer survivors.MethodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of a sub-sample from the Dutch Patient Reported Outcomes Following Initial Treatment and Long-term Evaluation of Survivorship (PROFILES) registry. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis and logistic regression were used.ResultsA total of 2931 participants with diverse cancer types were included in the analysis with a mean age of 55years (range 18 to 65). Nearly half (49%) of participants were employed at the time of the survey, and 22% reported financial toxicity. Those who were not employed were at greater risk of financial toxicity (27% vs 16%, p