Financial Toxicity and Its Association With Health-Related Quality of Life Among Partners of Colorectal Cancer Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Partners of colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors play a critical role in diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. While financial toxicity (FT) is well documented among patients with CRC, little is known about long-term FT and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among their partners.

Objective

To understand long-term FT and its association with HRQoL among partners of CRC survivors.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study incorporating a mixed-methods design consisted of a mailed dyadic survey with closed- and open-ended responses. In 2019 and 2020, we surveyed survivors who were 1 to 5 years from a stage III CRC diagnosis and included a separate survey for their partners. Patients were recruited from a rural community oncolo

SUBMITTER: Ghazal LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080378 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature