Use of a Validated Patient-Reported Scoring System to Assess Financial Toxicity in Radiation Oncology Patients

Interventions to Mitigate Financial Toxicity in Adult Patients with Cancer in the United States: A Scoping Review

“…Subsequent studies have further developed the COST tool to be utilized within different clinical contexts in cancer care. D'Rummo et al, (2018) [39] used the COST-Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (COST-FACIT) scoring system in radiation oncology. This study included 167 patients and showed that this intervention was successful in identifying financial toxicity in the radiation oncology setting while additionally reporting high toxicity to be associated with non-married individuals and patients under 65 years of age [39].…”

“…D'Rummo et al, (2018) [39] used the COST-Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (COST-FACIT) scoring system in radiation oncology. This study included 167 patients and showed that this intervention was successful in identifying financial toxicity in the radiation oncology setting while additionally reporting high toxicity to be associated with non-married individuals and patients under 65 years of age [39]. The COST measure was subsequently incorporated into the Lessening the Impact of Financial Toxicity (LIFT) program, which utilizes COST scores to identify patients at high risk of financial toxicity and connects them with oncology financial navigators as described by Wheeler and colleagues (2022) [40].…”