Association of Neighborhood Deprivation Index With Success in Cancer Care Crowdfunding.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Financial toxicity resulting from cancer care poses a substantial public health concern, leading some patients to turn to online crowdfunding. However, the practice may exacerbate existing socioeconomic cancer disparities by privileging those with access to interpersonal wealth and digital media literacy.

Objective

To test the hypotheses that higher county-level socioeconomic status and the presence (vs absence) of text indicators of beneficiary worth in campaign descriptions are associated with amount raised from cancer crowdfunding.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis examined US cancer crowdfunding campaigns conducted between 2010 and 2019 and data from the American Community Survey (2013-2017). Data analysis was performed fro

SUBMITTER: Silver ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7716189 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature