The impact of financial burden and financial toxicity in treatment choice and daily life among cancer patients
| Project/Area Number |
16H06645
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
Aoyama Maho 東北大学, 医学系研究科, 助教 (30781786)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Keywords | がん / 意思決定 / 経済的毒性 / 経済的負担 / 医療政策 / 医療制度 / 医療保障 / 医療・福祉 / 癌 / 意思決定支援 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Data from a nationwide survey conducted in 2016 was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. As a result, 15% had experienced discontinuation and/or change of treatment due to economic reasons, and 16% experienced cutting down their living expenses. Those major factors related in the economic burden of treatment affecting the treatment itself and daily life was factors regarding socio-economic status, such as; younger age, less household coverage, unemployed, and living outside urban areas. The major contents of the financial burden were " households being strained due to unemployment or restriction of employment of patient and/or family caregivers". The importance of social resources was emphasized from the result.
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Report
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Research Products
(5 results)
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[Presentation] Regional differences in quality of care, complicated grief, and depression among bereaved family members: results from a nationwide bereavement survey in Japan.2018
Author(s)
Yonenaga Y, Aoyama M, Moriya Y, Igarashi N, Morita T, Kizawa Y, Tsuneto S, Shima Y, Miyashita M.
Organizer
The 21st annual Conference East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS)
Related Report
Int'l Joint Research
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