Development and Validation of Subjective Financial Distress Questionnaire (SFDQ): A Patient Reported Outcome Measure for Assessment of Financial Toxicity Among Radiation Oncology Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Financial toxicity is a consequence of subjective financial distress experienced by cancer patients as a result of treatment expenditures. Financial toxicity has been associated with poor quality of life, early mortality, and non-adherence. It is evident from the literature that the currently available instruments for the assessment of financial toxicity do not measure coping and support seeking domains. The aim of this study was to develop an instrument for the assessment of financial toxicity among radiation oncology patients that captures and integrates all the relevant domains of subjective financial distress.

Materials and methods

The study was conducted among Head & Neck cancer (HNC) patients (age ≥18 years) who have completed the radiotherapy either as stan

SUBMITTER: Dar MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8847677 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature