The economic burden of chronic diseases such as cancer could negatively impact patients' health and quality of life. The daily management of the disease results in economic needs that patients often face directly, which may lead to real toxicity, just defined as financial toxicity. This study aims to explore cancer patients' experiences, emotions, opinions, and feelings related to the phenomenon of financial toxicity. A phenomenological qualitative descriptive study was conducted through face-to-face interviews with adult oncological patients. The sample (n = 20) was predominantly composed of females (with a meanly 58 years old) with breast cancer and in chemotherapy treatment. The most relevant topics that emerged from the patients' experiences were the impact on work, the distance from the treatment centre, the economic efforts, the impact on the quality of life, and the healthcare workers' support during the healthcare pathway. From the phenomenological analysis of the interviews, three main themes and seven related subthemes emerged. This study provided a phenomenological interpretation of financial toxicity in adult cancer patients and underlines that this issue involves families or caregivers, too. Financial problems appear relevant for those who experience cancer and should be included in a routine assessment by healthcare professionals.

A phenomenological approach to financial toxicity. The-economic-side effect of cancer / Panattoni, Nicolò; Di Simone, Emanuele; Renzi, Erika; Di Carlo, Flavia; Fabbian, Fabio; Di Muzio, Marco; Rosso, Annalisa; Petrone, Fabrizio; Massimi, Azzurra. - In: CURRENT ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 1718-7729. - 31:10(2024), pp. 6085-6095. [10.3390/curroncol31100454]

A phenomenological approach to financial toxicity. The-economic-side effect of cancer

Panattoni, Nicolò;Di Simone, Emanuele;Renzi, Erika
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Di Muzio, Marco;Rosso, Annalisa;Massimi, Azzurra
2024

Abstract

The economic burden of chronic diseases such as cancer could negatively impact patients' health and quality of life. The daily management of the disease results in economic needs that patients often face directly, which may lead to real toxicity, just defined as financial toxicity. This study aims to explore cancer patients' experiences, emotions, opinions, and feelings related to the phenomenon of financial toxicity. A phenomenological qualitative descriptive study was conducted through face-to-face interviews with adult oncological patients. The sample (n = 20) was predominantly composed of females (with a meanly 58 years old) with breast cancer and in chemotherapy treatment. The most relevant topics that emerged from the patients' experiences were the impact on work, the distance from the treatment centre, the economic efforts, the impact on the quality of life, and the healthcare workers' support during the healthcare pathway. From the phenomenological analysis of the interviews, three main themes and seven related subthemes emerged. This study provided a phenomenological interpretation of financial toxicity in adult cancer patients and underlines that this issue involves families or caregivers, too. Financial problems appear relevant for those who experience cancer and should be included in a routine assessment by healthcare professionals.
2024
cancer patients; caregivers; financial toxicity; phenomenological study
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A phenomenological approach to financial toxicity. The-economic-side effect of cancer / Panattoni, Nicolò; Di Simone, Emanuele; Renzi, Erika; Di Carlo, Flavia; Fabbian, Fabio; Di Muzio, Marco; Rosso, Annalisa; Petrone, Fabrizio; Massimi, Azzurra. - In: CURRENT ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 1718-7729. - 31:10(2024), pp. 6085-6095. [10.3390/curroncol31100454]
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