Financial toxicity and firearm injury: exploring financial needs of participants in a hospital-based violence intervention program.

ABSTRACT:

Abstract

Background

Financial toxicity refers to financial hardship experienced because of illness or injury. Poverty is a known driver of community violence, but financial toxicity has not been studied in firearm violence survivors. The objective of our study was to explore the financial needs of firearm violence survivors enrolled in a hospital-based violence intervention program (HVIP). We hypothesized that survivors would report numerous financial needs.

Methods

This was a mixed-methods, retrospective study of firearm violence survivors enrolled in the Miami-Dade County HVIP from 2022 to 2023. Patients were eligible for enrollment if they were injured in shooting incidents that occurred in Miami-Dade police districts with high rates of group violence or gang-rela

SUBMITTER: Reyes AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749810 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature