ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2023
Association of financial worry with substance use, mental health, and quality of life in cancer patients.
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- Financial hardship and mental health among cancer survivors: examining the moderating role of race/ethnicity.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Financial Toxicity, Psychological Well-Being, and Quality of Life in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.Transplantation and cellular therapy · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic and Psychosocial Correlates of Problematic Play-to-Earn Gaming: A Study of Hamster Kombat Players in Iran.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
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- Cannabis use after a cancer diagnosis in a population-based sample of cancer survivors.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Cancer-associated financial burden in German head and neck cancer patients.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Understanding the Quality of Life Among Patients With Cancer in Saudi Arabia: Insights From a Cross-Sectional Study.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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purposeFinancial worry is an under-appreciated negative effect of cancer. The relationship of financial worry and health behaviors in cancer is poorly characterized and has important clinical implications. This study examined the association of financial worry with substance misuse, mood, and quality of life.
methodsPeople with cancer (n = 1473; 6 to 20 months after diagnosis) were recruited from a SEER cancer registry in the Pacific Northwest. Participants completed an online survey assessing financial worry; misuse of cannabis, alcohol, and prescription drugs; tobacco smoking status; quality of life (physical and mental dimensions); anxiety; and depression. Multivariable regressions tested the association of financial worry to each health indicator and outcome.
resultsIn adjusted analyses, financial worry was associated with being a current vs. never smoker (odds ratio (OR) = 1.91, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01, 3.60), and a positive screen for an anxiety (OR = 3.01, 95% CI: 1.93, 4.68) and depressive (OR = 3.08, 95% CI: 1.89, 5.00) disorder. Financial worry was not associated with cannabis, alcohol, or prescription drug misuse (all ps > 0.05), but was associated with a decrease in physical (β = - 2.97, 95% CI: - 4.15, - 1.79) and mental (β = - 5.27, 95% CI: - 6.59, - 3.96) quality of life.
conclusionFinancial worry among cancer survivors is associated with anxiety, depression, and worse quality of life. Of the evaluated substances, there was only an increased odds of current tobacco use with financial worry. Future longitudinal studies should inform the relationships between these factors. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Financial worry and material hardship may both need to be addressed in cancer survivorship.
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