Relationship Between Objective Financial Burden and the Health-Related Quality of Life and Mental Health of Patients With Cancer

Park, Joo Hyun; Look, Kevin A.

doi:10.1200/jop.2017.027136

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“…The greater the FT, the greater this adverse impact may be affecting the patient's quality of life (Fenn et al, 2014;Chen et al, 2018;Park and Look, 2018).This may result in the patient having to forgo or delay his or her medical care (Kent et al, 2013) and to compromise his or her treatment adherence (Bestvina et al, 2014;Zafar et al, 2015). Carrera et al, (2018) similarly claims that FT is a major challenge faced by cancer patients.…”

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Assessing the Relationship between Socio-demographic, Clinical Profile and Financial Toxicity: Evidence from Cancer Survivors in Sarawak

Yap

Wong

Chew

et al. 2020

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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Cancer is a chronic disease that exhibits a huge global health concern. According to World Health Organization (2018), cancer accounts for 9.6 million global deaths. It is estimated that one in six deaths is due to cancer. Common cancers worldwide include lung, breast, colorectal, prostate and stomach cancers. In Malaysia, it is estimated that one in four Malaysian is suffering from cancer (Akhtari-Zavare et al., 2018).The five most common cancers include breast, colorectal, lung, lymphoma and nasopharyngeal cancer as reported in the Malaysian National Cancer Registry Report 2012-2016 (Azizah et al., 2019). In that period of time, there was 11.3% increase (or 103,507 new cases) in the incidence of cancer (Azizah et al., 2019). Besides that, out-of-pocket expenditure will cause the

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Assessing the Relationship between Socio-demographic, Clinical Profile and Financial Toxicity: Evidence from Cancer Survivors in Sarawak

Yap

Wong

Chew

et al. 2020

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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“…Recent evidence suggests that cancer survivors have higher medical costs, higher debt rates, and higher rates of bankruptcy than those who have never had cancer [13]. Furthermore, the economic burden of cancer may have an impact on survivorship, as material hardship has been associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes in survivors [14][15][16].…”

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Long-Term Employment Outcomes among Female Cancer Survivors

Ekenga

Kwon

Kim

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Advances in early detection and treatment have led to a growing population of female cancer survivors, many of whom are of working age. We examined the relationship between cancer and long-term (>5 years) employment outcomes in a nationally representative sample of working-age women in the United States. Data from nine waves of the Health and Retirement Study were used to examine employment status and weekly hours worked among cancer survivors (n = 483) and women without cancer (n = 6605). We used random slope regression models to estimate the impact of cancer and occupation type on employment outcomes. There was no difference in employment status between cancer survivors and women without cancer at baseline; however, during follow-up, cancer survivors were more likely to be employed than women without cancer (odds ratio (OR) = 1.33, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.11-1.58). Among 6-10-year survivors, professional workers were less likely (OR = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.21-0.74) to be employed than manual workers. Among >10-year survivors, professional workers averaged fewer weekly hours worked (−2.4 h, 95% CI: −4.4-−0.47) than manual workers. The impact of cancer on long-term employment outcomes may differ by occupation type. Identifying the occupation-specific mechanisms associated with the return to work will be critical to developing targeted strategies to promote employment in the growing female cancer survivor population.

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“…Such a thematic issue is particularly important as patients and physicians concur on the fact that work is an essential part of the QoL, as long as activity can be maintained [13]. Almost one-third of cancer patients experience financial difficulties due to their diagnosis or treatment [14], and these studies often proved that patients with financial instability complain about lower QoL [15], increased symptoms, and more pain. Moreover, compared to healthy people of similar age groups, tumour patients are 37% more at risk of losing their jobs and have to work with reduced time or risk lower incomes [9].…”

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Career and Financial Situation of Patients Diagnosed with Soft Tissue Sarcomas

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Background: After receiving a cancer diagnosis patients face many challenges. The association between career situation and financial problems caused by cancer has a substantial impact on quality of life (QoL) among cancer patients. Indeed, the QoL such as physical and mental health of cancer patients is lower when the risk of psychological disorders or distress increases, and chances for cancer cure are reduced. Progress in therapeutic intervention allows many cancer patients a social reintegration into their careers. About one third of cancer patients are younger than 65 years, and with the constant increase in work life periods, a cancer diagnosis also presents a financial burden for those affected. Objectives: The main objective of this study was to analyse the social QoL in the context of factors related to career and financial situation among patients diagnosed with soft tissue sarcomas (STS). Methods: A descriptive nonexperimental research design was used to conduct a crosssectional survey over a period of 6 months, between May and

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Relationship Between Objective Financial Burden and the Health-Related Quality of Life and Mental Health of Patients With Cancer

Cited by 67 publications

References 36 publications

Assessing the Relationship between Socio-demographic, Clinical Profile and Financial Toxicity: Evidence from Cancer Survivors in Sarawak

Assessing the Relationship between Socio-demographic, Clinical Profile and Financial Toxicity: Evidence from Cancer Survivors in Sarawak

Long-Term Employment Outcomes among Female Cancer Survivors

Career and Financial Situation of Patients Diagnosed with Soft Tissue Sarcomas

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