Open AccessFinancial toxicity is associated with worse physical and emotional long-term outcomes after traumatic injury
Author(s) -
Patrick Murphy,
Sarah Severance,
Stephanie A. Savage,
Samilia ObengGyasi,
Lava Timsina,
Ben L. Zarzaur
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.25
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000002409
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , toxicity , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , finance , business , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Increasing health care costs and high deductible insurance plans have shifted more responsibility for medical costs to patients. After serious illnesses, financial responsibilities may result in lost wages, forced unemployment, and other financial burdens, collectively described as financial toxicity. Following cancer treatments, financial toxicity is associated with worse long-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of financial toxicity following injury, factors associated with financial toxicity, and the impact of financial toxicity on long-term HRQoL.