Journal article
Correlation Between Financial Toxicity, Quality of Life, and Patient Satisfaction in an Insured Population of Breast Cancer Surgical Patients: A Single-Institution Retrospective Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The relationship between treatment-related, cost-associated distress "financial toxicity" (FT) and quality-of life (QOL) in breast cancer patients remains poorly characterized. This study leverages validated patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) to analyze the association between FT and QOL and satisfaction among women undergoing ablative breast cancer surgery.
STUDY DESIGN: This is a single-institution cross-sectional survey …
Authors
Coroneos CJ; Lin Y-L; Sidey-Gibbons C; Asaad M; Chin B; Boukovalas S; Roubaud MS; Miggins M; Baumann DP; Offodile AC
Journal
Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol. 232, No. 3, pp. 253–263
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.10.023
ISSN
1072-7515