COVID-19-Related Employment Disruptions and Increased Financial Burden Among Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Background: Financial burden is a major concern for survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers. We identified if employment disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic affected AYA survivors' financial burden. Methods: AYAs who were enrolled in a cancer patient navigation program were e-mailed a survey in fall 2020. Survey items included sociodemographics, employment disruption, and two measures of financial burden: COmprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) and material and behavioral financial hardship items (for any reason, COVID-19 induced, cancer induced). Financial burden outcomes were dichotomized at the median (COST = 21; financial hardship = 3). The association of employment disruptions and sociodemographics with financial burden was asse

SUBMITTER: Waters AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623459 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature