ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL TOXICITY (FACIT-COST) OF PATIENTS WITH CANCER IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL
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https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.79533Keywords:
Financial Toxicity, Neoplasms, Financial Resources in Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, Quality of Life.Abstract
Objective: to assess financial toxicity and associate the total score with the sociodemographic and clinical profile of cancer patients assisted in public and private institutions. Method: descriptive crosssectional research conducted from September 2018 to January 2020 with 126 patients undergoing chemotherapy in the state of Paraná, Brazil. A sociodemographic and clinical instrument and the COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity were used; Student’s t-test and Scoring Guidelines were used for analysis. Results: the mean score of financial toxicity in the public institution sample was 16.33, in the private one 24.02. Combining the samples, the average score was 18.95. In the correlation analysis, statistical significance was found with the income in the public institution (p-value=0.002); in the private institution, having comorbidity (p-value=0.003) and use of medication (p-value=0.042). Conclusion: recognizing financial toxicity as an adverse event will help professionals to develop a care plan according to the patient’s conditions.
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