Describing financial toxicity among cancer patients in different income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited evidence of financial toxicity (FT) among cancer patients from countries of various income levels. Hence, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of objective and subjective FT and their measurements in relation to cancer treatment.

Methods

PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, and CINAHL databases were searched to find studies that examined FT. There was no limit on the design or setting of the study. Random-effects meta-analysis was utilized to obtain the pooled prevalence of objective FT.

Results

Out of 244 identified studies during the initial screening, only 64 studies were included in this review. The catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) method was often used in the included studies to determine the objective FT. The pooled prevalence

SUBMITTER: Azzani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10789858 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature