Financial toxicity in female patients with breast cancer: a national cross-sectional study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To quantify financial toxicity of female patients with breast cancer in China and investigate its factors and patients' coping strategies.

Methods

The Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) is defined by using a structured questionnaire containing 12 items measuring perceived affordability of healthcare services, with the range of scoring of which being from 0 to 44 (higher score indicates lower financial toxicity). From January to March 2021, a total of 664 female patients diagnosed with stage 0-IV breast cancer were recruited from 33 public tertiary cancer hospitals located in 31 provinces of China. Multivariate linear regression models were used.

Results

The median age of patients was 48 years (range: 26-84 years), and 62.04% lived in urban areas

SUBMITTER: Liu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9512750 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature