ArticleInternational journal of clinical oncology2023
Association between financial toxicity and health-related quality of life of patients with gynecologic cancer.
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- Financial Toxicity and Its Association with the Quality of Life of Greek Patients with Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Prospective changes in financial toxicity and health-related quality of life in patients with gynecologic cancer.International journal of clinical oncology · 2025Article
- Financial Toxicity in Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers.JCO oncology practice · 2025Review
- Financial Toxicity in Japanese Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cancers · 2024Article
- Influence of Financial Toxicity on the Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Immunotherapy: The Mediating Effect of Self-Perceived Burden.Cancer management and research · 2024Article
- Factors associated with financial toxicity in patients with breast cancer in Japan: a comparison of patient and physician perspectives.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesPatients often struggle with their financial situation during cancer treatment due to treatment-related costs or loss of income. This resulting negative effect is called financial toxicity, which is a known as a side effect of cancer care. This study aimed to evaluate the association between financial toxicity and health-related quality of life among patients with gynecologic cancer using validated questionnaires.
methodsIn this multicenter study, patients with gynecologic cancer receiving anti-cancer drug treatment for > 2 months were recruited. Patients answered the COmprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) tool, EORTC-QLQ-C30, disease-specific tools (EORTC-QLQ-OV28/CX24/EN24), and EQ-5D-5L. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used to determine associations.
resultsBetween April 2019 and July 2021, 109 cancer patients completed the COST questionnaire. The mean COST score was 19.82. Strong associations were observed between financial difficulty (r = - 0.616) in the EORTC-QLQ-C30 and body image (r = 0.738) in the EORTC-QLQ-CX24, while weak associations were noted between the global health status/quality of life (r = 0.207), EQ-5D-5L index score (r = 0.252), and several function and symptom scale scores with the COST score.
conclusionsGreater financial toxicity was associated with worse health-related quality of life scores, such as financial difficulty in gynecologic cancer patients and body image in cervical cancer patients as strong associations, and weakly associated with general health-related quality of life scores and several function/symptom scales.
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