2023
DOI: 10.1200/op.22.00829
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Relationships Among Health Insurance Literacy, Financial Toxicity, and Sociodemographic Factors in Patients With Cancer

Minji K. Lee,
Urshila Durani,
Nan Zhang
et al.

Abstract: Health insurance literacy (HIL) constructs are related to financial toxicity in patients with cancer.

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“…These findings are presumably a consequence of much higher costs for managing the advanced stages of BC than the early stages, including hospitalizations and treatments, which increase substantially over time. Lower income, younger age, and greater depressive symptom severity were independently associated with greater levels of FT. Higher income and older age have been associated with less FT in a recent study [ 28 ], whereas previous studies have reported the association between FT and depressive symptoms in both younger and older adults outside of the COVID-19 pandemic context [ 29 , 30 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These findings are presumably a consequence of much higher costs for managing the advanced stages of BC than the early stages, including hospitalizations and treatments, which increase substantially over time. Lower income, younger age, and greater depressive symptom severity were independently associated with greater levels of FT. Higher income and older age have been associated with less FT in a recent study [ 28 ], whereas previous studies have reported the association between FT and depressive symptoms in both younger and older adults outside of the COVID-19 pandemic context [ 29 , 30 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In patients with early-stage colorectal cancer (CRC), covariates of higher burden include younger age, being uninsured or unemployed, lower income, and having received chemotherapy. 3 , 4 , 5 Financial hardship is associated with low health literacy, 6 , 7 poor quality of life, 8 and early mortality. 9 However, most of these studies are retrospective and cross-sectional, limiting our understanding of the onset and trajectory of financial hardship throughout the treatment continuum.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%