ArticleBMC health services research2023
Factors affecting the economic burden of breast cancer in southern Iran.
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in the world, and is associated with significant economic costs for patients and communities. Therefore, the information on the costs of the disease and the identification of its underlying factors will provide insights into designing effective interventions and reducing the costs. Thus, the present study aimed to identify the factors affecting the economic burden of breast cancer from all medical centers providing diagnostic and treatment services in southern Iran.
methodsA list of factors affecting the economic burden of breast cancer was obtained based on the effective factors searched in the databases, including PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, ISI Web of Science, SID, and Magiran, and the opinions of BC cancer specialists. Then, the data on 460 breast cancer patients was collected from March 2020 to March 2022. The relationship between the factors affecting Breast Cancer costs was analyzed using SPSS 13.0 software by the use of multiple regression analysis.
resultsThe results of the multiple regression analysis showed that stages (P-value < 0.001), being an extreme user (p = 0.025), type of treatment center (P-value < 0.001), income (P-value < 0.001), chemotherapy side effects (P-value < 0.001), and distance to the nearest health center (P-value < 0.001) were important factors affecting the costs of breast cancer patients.
conclusionsAccording to the results, encouraging people to undergo annual screenings, increasing insurance coverage, assuring the patients about the desirability and adequacy of the provided medical services, deploying specialists in chemotherapy centers (especially nutritionists) to recommend special diets, and establishing cancer diagnostic and treatment centers in high-population cities could help reduce the costs of breast cancer patients.
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