Financial Toxicity and Its Associated Factors in Cancer Patients: A Cross-sectional Study in Indonesia
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Title
Financial Toxicity and Its Associated Factors in Cancer Patients: A Cross-sectional Study in Indonesia
Subject
Cancer; employment; financial toxicity; treatment
Description
Background: Financial toxicity has been shown to negatively affect cancer
patients’ quality of life, depression, anxiety, and even mortality rates. However,
there is only limited data on financial toxicity and its associated factors, which are
needed to address this problem in Indonesia.
Purpose: This study aimed to identify factors associated with financial toxicity in
cancer patients in Indonesia.
Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study that recruited respondents at a
cancer health center in Indonesia using a convenience sampling method. A total of
110 adult cancer patients undergoing treatment took part in the study. The
questionnaires comprised sociodemographic data, clinical characteristics, and the
Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST). Logistic regression was
performed to achieve the study's aim.
Results: The median value of the financial toxicity index was 3.01 (min-max=1-5),
indicating a medium level of financial toxicity. Occupational status was the only
factor found to be associated with financial toxicity in this study. The participants
who were unemployed were 2.389 more likely to have a higher financial toxicity level
compared to those who were employed (OR=2.389; p=0.048).
Conclusion: Unemployment was identified to be associated with financial toxicity
among cancer patients. Nurses should assess and assist patients in utilizing financial
resources and develop strategies to manage extra costs that burden them financially.
Future nationwide studies are essential to provide more robust evidence on
multifaceted factors influencing financial toxicity and inform policy-making aimed
at effectively addressing financial toxicity.
patients’ quality of life, depression, anxiety, and even mortality rates. However,
there is only limited data on financial toxicity and its associated factors, which are
needed to address this problem in Indonesia.
Purpose: This study aimed to identify factors associated with financial toxicity in
cancer patients in Indonesia.
Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study that recruited respondents at a
cancer health center in Indonesia using a convenience sampling method. A total of
110 adult cancer patients undergoing treatment took part in the study. The
questionnaires comprised sociodemographic data, clinical characteristics, and the
Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST). Logistic regression was
performed to achieve the study's aim.
Results: The median value of the financial toxicity index was 3.01 (min-max=1-5),
indicating a medium level of financial toxicity. Occupational status was the only
factor found to be associated with financial toxicity in this study. The participants
who were unemployed were 2.389 more likely to have a higher financial toxicity level
compared to those who were employed (OR=2.389; p=0.048).
Conclusion: Unemployment was identified to be associated with financial toxicity
among cancer patients. Nurses should assess and assist patients in utilizing financial
resources and develop strategies to manage extra costs that burden them financially.
Future nationwide studies are essential to provide more robust evidence on
multifaceted factors influencing financial toxicity and inform policy-making aimed
at effectively addressing financial toxicity.
Creator
Dewi Handayani1
, Yati Afiyanti1
, Yati Afiyanti1
Source
https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v13i3.59504
Date
30 December 2023
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Dewi Handayani1
, Yati Afiyanti1, “Financial Toxicity and Its Associated Factors in Cancer Patients: A Cross-sectional Study in Indonesia,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11203.