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The Role of Financial Difficulties as a Mediator between Physical Symptoms and Depression in Advanced Cancer Patients
Financial difficulties experienced by cancer patients negatively impact the mental health of the patients. The objective of this study was to examine the mediating role of financial difficulties between physical symptoms and depression in patients with advanced cancer. A prospective, cross-sectional...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10297664/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37366912 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30060429 |
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author | Lee, Eun Mi Jiménez-Fonseca, Paula Hernández, Raquel Cruz-Castellanos, Patricia Fernández-Montes, Ana Rogado, Jacobo Gil-Raga, Mireia Antoñanzas, Mónica López-Ceballos, Helena Calderon, Caterina |
author_facet | Lee, Eun Mi Jiménez-Fonseca, Paula Hernández, Raquel Cruz-Castellanos, Patricia Fernández-Montes, Ana Rogado, Jacobo Gil-Raga, Mireia Antoñanzas, Mónica López-Ceballos, Helena Calderon, Caterina |
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description | Financial difficulties experienced by cancer patients negatively impact the mental health of the patients. The objective of this study was to examine the mediating role of financial difficulties between physical symptoms and depression in patients with advanced cancer. A prospective, cross-sectional design was adopted in the study. The data were collected from 861 participants with advanced cancer in 15 different tertiary hospitals in Spain. The participants’ socio-demographic characteristics were collected using a standardized self-report form. Hierarchical linear regression models were used to explore the mediating role of financial difficulties. In the results, 24% of patients reported a high level of financial difficulties. Physical symptoms were positively associated with financial difficulties and depression (β = 0.46 and β = 0.43, respectively), and financial difficulties was positively associated with depression (β = 0.26). Additionally, financial difficulties played a role in explaining the relationship between physical symptoms and depression, showing a standardized regression coefficient of 0.43 which decreased to 0.39 after the financial difficulties were controlled. Healthcare professionals should consider the importance of providing financial resources and emotional support to help patients and their families cope with the financial burden associated with cancer treatment and its symptoms. |
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spelling | pubmed-102976642023-06-28 The Role of Financial Difficulties as a Mediator between Physical Symptoms and Depression in Advanced Cancer Patients Lee, Eun Mi Jiménez-Fonseca, Paula Hernández, Raquel Cruz-Castellanos, Patricia Fernández-Montes, Ana Rogado, Jacobo Gil-Raga, Mireia Antoñanzas, Mónica López-Ceballos, Helena Calderon, Caterina Curr Oncol Article Financial difficulties experienced by cancer patients negatively impact the mental health of the patients. The objective of this study was to examine the mediating role of financial difficulties between physical symptoms and depression in patients with advanced cancer. A prospective, cross-sectional design was adopted in the study. The data were collected from 861 participants with advanced cancer in 15 different tertiary hospitals in Spain. The participants’ socio-demographic characteristics were collected using a standardized self-report form. Hierarchical linear regression models were used to explore the mediating role of financial difficulties. In the results, 24% of patients reported a high level of financial difficulties. Physical symptoms were positively associated with financial difficulties and depression (β = 0.46 and β = 0.43, respectively), and financial difficulties was positively associated with depression (β = 0.26). Additionally, financial difficulties played a role in explaining the relationship between physical symptoms and depression, showing a standardized regression coefficient of 0.43 which decreased to 0.39 after the financial difficulties were controlled. Healthcare professionals should consider the importance of providing financial resources and emotional support to help patients and their families cope with the financial burden associated with cancer treatment and its symptoms. MDPI 2023-06-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10297664/ /pubmed/37366912 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30060429 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lee, Eun Mi Jiménez-Fonseca, Paula Hernández, Raquel Cruz-Castellanos, Patricia Fernández-Montes, Ana Rogado, Jacobo Gil-Raga, Mireia Antoñanzas, Mónica López-Ceballos, Helena Calderon, Caterina The Role of Financial Difficulties as a Mediator between Physical Symptoms and Depression in Advanced Cancer Patients |
title | The Role of Financial Difficulties as a Mediator between Physical Symptoms and Depression in Advanced Cancer Patients |
title_full | The Role of Financial Difficulties as a Mediator between Physical Symptoms and Depression in Advanced Cancer Patients |
title_fullStr | The Role of Financial Difficulties as a Mediator between Physical Symptoms and Depression in Advanced Cancer Patients |
title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Financial Difficulties as a Mediator between Physical Symptoms and Depression in Advanced Cancer Patients |
title_short | The Role of Financial Difficulties as a Mediator between Physical Symptoms and Depression in Advanced Cancer Patients |
title_sort | role of financial difficulties as a mediator between physical symptoms and depression in advanced cancer patients |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10297664/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37366912 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30060429 |
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