ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2024
Caregiver costs and financial burden in caregivers of African American cancer survivors.
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- Elements of burden among informal caregivers of community-dwelling older adults receiving home care nursing: a cross-sectional study on health status, well-being, and gender differences.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Risk Factors and Consequences of Financial Hardship among Family of Critically Ill Patients.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2025Article
- "What Do You Get? Nothing": A Qualitative Analysis of the Financial Impact of Family Caregiving for a Dying Relative at Home in Germany.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The intersection of travel burdens and financial hardship in cancer care: a scoping review.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2024Article
- "I Just Had to Do What I Had to Do": Characterizing Direct and Indirect Prostate Cancer Treatment Costs for Black Survivors and Their Caregivers.MDM policy & practiceArticle
- Longitudinal Dyadic Analysis of Psychosocial and Health Outcomes in Black Breast Cancer Patients and Their Informal Caregivers.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
- Navigating Dual Burdens: Financial Burdens and Travel Burdens Among Rural-Dwelling Cancer Survivors.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
purposePeople with cancer commonly rely on loved ones as informal caregivers during and after treatment. Costs related to caregiving and their association with caregiver financial burden are not well understood.
methodsResults include data from 964 caregivers of African American cancer survivors in the Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors (ROCS) cohort. Caregiving costs include those related to medications, logistics (e.g., transportation), and medical bills. Financial burden measures included caregiver financial resources, strain, and difficulty paying caregiving costs. Prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of associations between costs and high financial burden were calculated using modified Poisson models controlling for caregiver characteristics.
resultsCaregivers included spouses (36%), non-married partners (8%), family members (48%), and friends (9%). Nearly two-thirds (64%) of caregivers reported costs related to caregiving. Logistical costs were the most common (58%), followed by medication costs (35%) and medical bills (17%). High financial hardship was reported by 38% of caregivers. Prevalence of high financial hardship was 52% (95% CI: 24%, 86%) higher among caregivers who reported any versus no caregiver costs. Associations between caregiver costs and high financial burden were evident for costs related to medications (PR: 1.33, 95% CI: 1.12, 1.58), logistics (PR: 1.57, 95% CI: 1.29, 1.92), and medical bills (PR: 1.57, 95% CI: 1.28, 1.92).
conclusionsMost caregivers experienced costs related to caregiving, and these costs were associated with higher prevalence of high caregiver financial burden. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Informal caregivers experience financial hardship related to cancer along with cancer survivors.
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