Effects of financial toxicity on prescription drug use and mental well-being in cancer patients

Financial difficulties experienced by patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) in the Netherlands: data from a cross-sectional multicentre study

“…In line with previous research among cancer patients [ 31 , 37 ], experiencing financial difficulties had a considerable impact on the GIST patients’ HRQoL; they had a significant lower global quality of life and worse functioning on all scales in comparison to patients who did not report financial difficulties. In addition, consistent with other studies [ 38 , 39 ], financial difficulties were associated with psychological symptoms, possibly explaining the lower emotional functioning. Previous studies [ 40 , 41 ] in GIST patients already reported that patients with severe fear of cancer recurrence or progression experienced more psychological distress and had a poorer psychological well-being; they also experienced more limitations in work, daily and social activities than did patients who experienced less fear.…”

Financial difficulties experienced by patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) in the Netherlands: data from a cross-sectional multicenter study

“…In line with previous research among cancer patients [27,33], experiencing nancial di culties had a considerable impact on the GIST patients' HRQoL, they had a signi cant lower global quality of life and worse functioning on all scales in comparison to patients that did not report nancial di culties. In addition, consistent with other studies [34,35], nancial di culties were associated with psychological symptoms, possibly explaining the lower emotional functioning. Previous studies [36,37] in GIST patients already reported that patients with severe fear of cancer recurrence or progression experienced more psychological distress and had a poorer psychological wellbeing, they also experienced more limitations in work, daily and social activities than did patients who experienced less fear.…”

Expanding research on the impact of financial hardship on emotional well-being: guidance of diverse stakeholders to the Emotional Well-Being and Economic Burden of Disease (EMOT-ECON) Research Network

“…However, its full impact on well-being has not been fully investigated yet. In particular, there is a great need to understand how medical financial hardship across its spectrum affects individuals emotionally due to notable and common increases in stress, depression, worry and other negative emotions that may result from such hardship (American Psychological Association, 2018Association, , 2019Barbaret et al, 2019;Chan et al, 2022;Montero et al, 2022). Similarly, there is a need to understand how these emotions and stress impact health outcomes (Pressman and Cohen, 2005;Diefenbach et al, 2008;Ryff and Singer, 2008;Irwin and Cole, 2011;Boehm and Kubzansky, 2012;Cohen et al, 2012;Pressman et al, 2019).…”