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Risk factors for financial toxicity in patients with gynecologic cancer.
Aviki, Emeline M; Manning-Geist, Beryl L; Sokolowski, Stefania S; Newman, Tiffanny; Blinder, Victoria S; Chino, Fumiko; Doyle, Stephanie M; Liebhaber, Allison; Gordhandas, Sushmita B; Brown, Carol L; Broach, Vance; Chi, Dennis S; Jewell, Elizabeth L; Leitao, Mario M; Long Roche, Kara; Mueller, Jennifer J; Sonoda, Yukio; Zivanovic, Oliver; Gardner, Ginger J; Abu-Rustum, Nadeem R.
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  • Aviki EM; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Electronic address: avikie@mskcc.org.
  • Manning-Geist BL; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
  • Sokolowski SS; Strategy and Innovation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
  • Newman T; Strategy and Innovation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
  • Blinder VS; Counseling Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
  • Chino F; Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
  • Doyle SM; Patient Financial Services, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
  • Liebhaber A; Strategy and Innovation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
  • Gordhandas SB; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
  • Brown CL; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
  • Broach V; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
  • Chi DS; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
  • Jewell EL; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
  • Leitao MM; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
  • Long Roche K; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
  • Mueller JJ; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
  • Sonoda Y; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
  • Zivanovic O; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
  • Gardner GJ; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
  • Abu-Rustum NR; Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
Am J Obstet Gynecol ; 226(6): 817.e1-817.e9, 2022 06.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34902319
BACKGROUND: The cost of cancer care is high and rising. Evidence of increased patient cost burden is prevalent in the medical literature and has been defined as "financial toxicity," the financial hardship and financial concerns experienced by patients because of a disease and its related treatments. With targeted therapies and growing out-of-pocket costs, patient financial toxicity is a growing concern among patients with gynecologic cancer. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of financial toxicity and identify its risk factors in patients with gynecologic cancer treated at a large cancer center using objective data. STUDY DESIGN: Using institutional databases, we identified patients with gynecologic cancer treated from January 2016 to December 2018. Patients with a preinvasive disease were excluded. Financial toxicity was defined according to institutionally derived metrics as the presence of ≥1 of the following: ≥2 bills sent to collections, application or granting of a payment plan, settlement, bankruptcy, financial assistance program enrollment, or a finance-related social work visit. Clinical characteristics were gathered using a 2-year look-back from the time of the first financial toxicity event or a randomly selected treatment date for those not experiencing toxicity. Risk factors were assessed using chi-squared tests. All significant variables on univariate analysis were included in the logistic regression model. RESULTS: Of the 4655 patients included in the analysis, 1155 (25%) experienced financial toxicity. In the univariate analysis, cervical cancer (35%), stage 3 or 4 disease (24% and 30%, respectively), younger age (35% for age <30 years), nonpartnered marital status (31%), Black (45%) or Hispanic (37%) race and ethnicity, self-pay (48%) or commercial insurance (30%), clinical trial participation (31%), more imaging studies (39% for ≥9), ≥1 emergency department visit (36%), longer inpatient stays (36% for ≥20 days), and more outpatient clinician visits (41% for ≥20 visits) were significantly associated with financial toxicity (P<.01). In multivariate analysis, younger age, nonpartnered marital status, Black and Hispanic race and ethnicity, commercial insurance, more imaging studies, and more outpatient physician visits were significantly associated with financial toxicity. CONCLUSION: Financial toxicity is an increasing problem for patients with gynecologic cancer. Our analysis, using objective measures of financial toxicity, has suggested that demographic factors and healthcare utilization metrics may be used to proactively identify at-risk patients for financial toxicity.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estrés Financiero / Neoplasias de los Genitales Femeninos Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Am J Obstet Gynecol Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estrés Financiero / Neoplasias de los Genitales Femeninos Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Am J Obstet Gynecol Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos