Self-reported determinants for subjective financial distress: a qualitative interview study with German cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patient-reported financial effects of a tumour disease in a universal healthcare setting are a multidimensional phenomenon. Actual and anticipated objective financial burden caused by direct medical and non-medical costs as well as indirect costs such as loss of income can lead to subjective financial distress. To better understand subjective financial distress, the presented study explores self-reported determinants for subjective financial distress in German patients with cancer, aiming to inform a new German-language patient-reported outcome measure for determining the financial effects of a tumour disease.

Design

Semistructured interviews with n=18 patients with cancer were conducted between May 2021 and December 2021. Patients were recruited based on a purpos

SUBMITTER: Zuger A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781118 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature