Multidimensional financial hardship among uninsured and insured young adult patients with metastatic breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the heterogeneous nature of financial hardship in younger patients with metastatic disease and the extent to which insurance protects against it. We examine the association between insurance status and multidimensional indicators of financial hardship in a national sample of women with metastatic breast cancer.

Methods

We conducted a national, retrospective online survey in partnership with the Metastatic Breast Cancer Network. Eligible participants were ≥18 years, diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, and able to respond in English. We estimated multivariate generalized linear models predicting two distinct dimensions of financial hardship-financial insecurity (the ability to afford care and living costs) and financial distress (the exten

SUBMITTER: Wheeler SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10242847 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature