Crowdsourcing to measure financial toxicity in gynecologic oncology.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To utilize a novel crowdsourcing method to measure financial toxicity and its effects among a national cohort of gynecologic cancer patients.

Methods

Crowdsourcing methods were used to administer an online survey to women in the United States with gynecologic cancers. We used the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) tool to measure financial toxicity and the EQ-5D-3L to measure quality of life (QOL). Based on prior work, we defined high financial toxicity as a COST score ≤ 23. We assessed correlation of COST scores with QOL. We used log-binomial regression to examine associations between high financial toxicity and cost-coping strategies.

Results

Among the final study sample of 334 respondents, 87% were white, median age at diagnosis was 55 (int

SUBMITTER: Esselen KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10029746 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature