Medical Financial Hardship and Food Security among Cancer Survivors in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some cancer survivors experience medical financial hardship, which may reduce their food security. The purpose of this study was to explore whether medical financial hardship is related to food security among cancer survivors.

Methods

The study was based on cross-sectional data from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey. We used ordinal logistic regression to examine the relationship between material, psychological, and behavioral medical financial hardships and household food security (i.e., high, marginal, low, or very low) among individuals ages ≥18 years who reported a cancer diagnosis from a health professional (N = 4,130).

Results

The majority of the sample reported high household food security (88.5%), with 4.8% reporting marginal, 3.6% reporting

SUBMITTER: Hallgren E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524473 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature