Determinants of Patient-Centered Financial Stress in Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Author(s) -
Jonas A. de Souza,
Sunny Kung,
Jeremy O’Connor,
Bonnie J. Yap
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of oncology practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.555
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1935-469X
pISSN - 1554-7477
DOI - 10.1200/jop.2016.016337
Subject(s) - medicine , coping (psychology) , head and neck cancer , odds ratio , medicaid , logistic regression , health care , social support , prospective cohort study , family medicine , social isolation , odds , cancer , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychology , economics , psychotherapist , economic growth
To prospectively estimate patient-centered financial stress and its relationship with health care utilization in patients with head and neck cancer. This was a survey-based, longitudinal, prospective study of treatment-naïve patients with stage III, IVa, or IVb locally advanced head and neck cancer at a single-institution tertiary care hospital from May 2013 to November 2014. With 121 patients approached, 73 (60%) agreed to participate.
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