Financial toxicity among cancer survivors: a conceptual model based on a feedback perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Experiencing financial toxicity following a cancer diagnosis is a circular and complex process. We investigate the circular causal mechanisms that either reinforce or balance financial toxicity dynamics.

Methods

We conducted a literature review, expert interviews, a participatory modeling process, and exploratory interviews with N = 11 adults with cancer living in Switzerland. We sampled participants purposively based on health-related and sociodemographic characteristics.

Results

We describe a conceptual model based on the triangulation of cancer survivor narratives, expert perspectives, and a literature review. This model distinguishes between the reinforcing and balancing feedback loops that drive the dynamics of financial toxicity. It includes the topics "

SUBMITTER: Scheidegger A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560155 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature