作者
Theresa A Hastert, Jaclyn M Kyko, Julie J Ruterbusch, Jamaica RM Robinson, Charles S Kamen, Jennifer L Beebe-Dimmer, Mrudula Nair, Hayley S Thompson, Ann G Schwartz
发表日期
2024/4
期刊
Journal of Cancer Survivorship
卷号
18
期号
2
页码范围
565-574
出版商
Springer US
简介
Purpose
People with cancer commonly rely on loved ones as informal caregivers during and after treatment. Costs related to caregiving and their association with caregiver financial burden are not well understood.
Methods
Results include data from 964 caregivers of African American cancer survivors in the Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors (ROCS) cohort. Caregiving costs include those related to medications, logistics (e.g., transportation), and medical bills. Financial burden measures included caregiver financial resources, strain, and difficulty paying caregiving costs. Prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of associations between costs and high financial burden were calculated using modified Poisson models controlling for caregiver characteristics.
Results
Caregivers included spouses (36%), non-married partners (8%), family members (48%), and friends (9%). Nearly two-thirds (64%) of …
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