Financial toxicity, family resilience and symptom burden in liver cancer patients: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Financial toxicity has emerged as a critical concern in oncology care, reflecting the severe economic and psychological distress patients experience due to treatment costs. While socioeconomic factors are known contributors, the potential protective role of psychosocial assets, such as family resilience, remains underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of financial toxicity among liver cancer patients in China, with a specific focus on the roles of family resilience, psychological distress, and symptom burden.

Methods

Participants were required to complete comprehensive scores for financial toxicity based on the patient-reported outcome measures (COST-PROM), the Chinese version of family resilience assessment scale (FRAS-C), the

SUBMITTER: Zou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12894361 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature