Measuring financial distress in German cancer patients: development and validation of the Financial Distress of Cancer Assessment Tool (FIAT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer diagnosis and therapy can lead to significant financial distress for those affected, even in universal health care systems. We present the development and validation of a patient-reported outcome measure for financial distress in German cancer patients.

Methods

Validation of the newly developed instrument followed a two-step approach, including two quantitative paper-pencil surveys (N1 = 111, N2 = 267) with patients of all types of cancer and treatment status at two German university hospitals. Factorial validity, reliability, construct, and criterion validity were assessed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, correlative and linear regression analysis.

Results

The Financial Distress of Cancer Assessment Tool (FIAT) comprises 19 items

SUBMITTER: Richter L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11648195 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature