ArticleJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2023
Working, Low Income, and Cancer Caregiving: Financial and Mental Health Impacts.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Suicidality risk of cancer caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Annals of medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The relationship between work and health in unpaid carers: part II of a scoping review and new model.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of Spousal Caregiving on Financial Well-Being: An Analysis of Subjective Financial Strain.Western journal of nursing research · 2026Article
- Financial hardship in cancer family caregivers: a scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Individual and combined effects of marital status, household income, and residence on cancer management and survival in primary bone cancer: a SEER-based retrospective cohort study.Translational cancer research · 2026Article
- Economic Disparities in Palliative Care Utilization Among Cancer Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Socioeconomic Stratification Analysis.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- Financial hardship and mental health among cancer survivors: examining the moderating role of race/ethnicity.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Exploring associations between area deprivation index, income, and loneliness among cancer caregivers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Moderated mediating effects of perceived loneliness and economic burden between social support and mental health for lung cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Development of a multidimensional disease burden assessment system for childhood neuroblastoma based on the social determinants of health theory.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Caregiver burden and psychosocial outcomes in owners of dogs with chronic paresis and paralysis compared with owners of healthy dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Associations between Insurance Status, Financial Hardship, and Rurality on Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Mammography.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025Article
- Decline in quality of life among caregivers of patients undergoing chemotherapy for incurable cancer: implications for early social and medical support.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2025Observational
- Associations between area deprivation and mental health by household income among cancer caregivers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Caregiver burden in family caregivers of individuals with cancer in Iran: an analytical cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Unmet supportive care needs in patients with advanced cancer and its impact on distress.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- The intersecting time, administrative, and financial burdens of a cancer diagnosis.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2025Article
- Patterns and influencing factors of savoring in caregivers of advanced cancer patients: a latent profile study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Emotional ecosystems: Understanding the relationship between family interactions and anxiety among cancer caregivers.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national burden of high body-mass index-related cancers and associated preventable life expectancy loss from 1990 to 2021.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeApproximately 6 million people provide caregiving to people diagnosed with cancer. Many must remain employed to support their household and to have access to health insurance. It is unknown if caregiving for a spouse diagnosed with cancer is associated with greater financial and mental stress relative to providing care for a spouse with different conditions.
methodsHealth and Retirement Study (2002-2020) data were used to compare employed caregivers, younger than age 65 years, caring for a spouse diagnosed with cancer (n = 103) and a matched control group caring for a spouse with other conditions (n = 515). We used logistic regression to examine a decrease in household income, increase in household debt, stopping work, and a new report of a mental health condition over a 4-year period, adjusting for socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and health insurance status. Subanalyses stratified estimations by median household income.
resultsAround a third of cancer caregivers reported they stopped working (35%) and had an increase in household debt (30%). Cancer caregivers in households below the median household income were more likely to report decreased income (13.4 percentage points [pp];
conclusionCancer caregivers from low-income households were more likely to increase debt and incur work loss compared with noncancer caregivers in similar households. Policies such as paid sick leave and family leave are needed for this strained and important population who have financial and employment responsibilities in addition to caregiving.
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