PROFFIT (Patient Reported Outcome for Fighting FInancial Toxicity of cancer) questionnaire has been developed in Italy, within a universal healthcare system, for measuring financial toxicity (FT) in patients with cancer and understanding its determinants. Our aim was to describe the amount of FT in patients with cancer, by using the PROFFIT questionnaire, in subjects treated in a public Italian institution. Between May and July 2021 we administered, on one-off basis with a cross-sectional approach, the PROFFIT questionnaire to 167 outpatients receiving active anticancer treatment at the Oncology Day Hospital of Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy. Answers were matched with relevant clinical and demographic characteristics. Median FT score in the overall population was 23.81 ). FT score was significantly higher in younger patients, in those with worse educational level, in private employees and unemployed, and in subjects with economically dependent familiars.
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