Pilot study of a Spanish language measure of financial toxicity in underserved Hispanic cancer patients with low English proficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Financial toxicity (FT) reflects multi-dimensional personal economic hardships borne by cancer patients. It is unknown whether measures of FT-to date derived largely from English-speakers-adequately capture economic experiences and financial hardships of medically underserved low English proficiency US Hispanic cancer patients. We piloted a Spanish language FT instrument in this population.

Methods

We piloted a Spanish version of the Economic Strain and Resilience in Cancer (ENRICh) FT measure using qualitative cognitive interviews and surveys in un-/under-insured or medically underserved, low English proficiency, Spanish-speaking Hispanics (UN-Spanish, n = 23) receiving ambulatory oncology care at a public healthcare safety net hospital in the Houston metr

SUBMITTER: Shi JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364629 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature