Financial Hardship by Age at Diagnosis Including in Young Adulthood among African American Cancer Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Financial hardship is most common among cancer survivors with the fewest financial resources at diagnosis; however, little is known about the financial outcomes of young adult (YA) survivors (ages 20-39 at diagnosis), despite their having fewer financial reserves than older adults.

Methods

We utilized data from 3,888 participants in the population-based Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors cohort. Participants self-reported several forms of material and behavioral financial hardship (MFH and BFH, respectively). Psychological financial hardship (PFH) was measured using the Comprehensive Score for financial Toxicity (COST) score. Modified Poisson models estimated prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for financial hardship by age at diagnosis cont

SUBMITTER: Hastert TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377160 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature