Financial toxicity in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy in Germany—a cross-sectional study
Financial toxicity in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy in Germany—a cross-sectional study
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Financial toxicity arises in cancer patients from subjective financial distress due to objective financial burden from the disease or treatment. Financial toxicity associates with worse outcomes. It has not been described in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy in Germany and its publicly funded health system. In this context, we therefore investigated the prevalence of financial toxicity, associated risk factors, and patient preferences on communication of financial burden.
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We conducted a preregistered (
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/KH6VX
) cross-sectional study surveying patients at the end of their course of radiotherapy in two institutions. Objective financial burden was assessed by direct costs and loss of income. Financial toxicity was measured by subjective financial distress per EORTC QLQ-C30. We used Spearman’s correlation and Fisher’s exact test for univariate analy...
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Financial toxicity in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy in Germany—a cross-sectional study
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_9700565
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_9700565
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0179-7158
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1439-099X
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10.1007/s00066-022-01936-z
