ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022
How cancer programs identify and address the financial burdens of rural cancer patients.
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SAFE.AI: Developing and Testing an AI-based Hybrid Chatbot for Financial Empowerment in Rural Cancer Care
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Impact of a Comprehensive Financial Navigation Intervention to Reduce Cancer-Related Financial Toxicity.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2024Article
- The intersection of travel burdens and financial hardship in cancer care: a scoping review.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2024Article
- Financial burden among metastatic breast cancer patients: a qualitative inquiry of costs, financial assistance, health insurance, and financial coping behaviors.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Urban relatives ameliorate survival disparities for genitourinary cancer in rural patients.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Twenty years of collaborative research to enhance community practice for cancer prevention and control.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2023Article
- Informal and Formal Financial Assistance to Rural Women during Cancer Treatment.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2023Article
- Assessing the pre-implementation context for financial navigation in rural and non-rural oncology clinics.Frontiers in health services · 2023Article
- Factors Associated with Delaying and Forgoing Care Due to Cost among Long-term, Appalachian Cancer Survivors in Rural North Carolina.Cancer survivorship research & care · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeFinancial toxicity is associated with negative patient outcomes, and rural populations are disproportionately affected by the high costs of cancer care compared to urban populations. Our objective was to (1) understand cancer programs' perceptions of rural-urban differences in cancer patients' experiences of financial hardship, (2) evaluate the resources available to cancer patients across the rural-urban continuum, and (3) determine how rural and urban health care teams assess and address financial distress in cancer patients.
methodsSeven research teams within the Cancer Prevention and Research Control Network conducted semi-structured interviews with cancer program staff who have a role in connecting cancer patients with financial assistance services in both rural and urban counties. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. We identified themes using descriptive content and thematic analysis.
resultsWe interviewed 35 staffs across 29 cancer care programs in seven states, with roughly half of respondents from programs in rural counties. Participants identified differences in rural and urban patients' experiences of financial hardship related to distance required to travel for treatment, underinsurance, and low socioeconomic status. Insufficient staffing was an identified barrier to addressing rural and urban patients' financial concerns.
conclusionsImproved financial navigation services could mitigate the effects of financial toxicity experienced by cancer patients, particularly rural patients, throughout treatment and survivorship. Future research is needed to improve how cancer programs assess financial hardship in patients and to expand financial navigation services to better serve rural cancer patients.
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