Journal Article (Review Article)

DKFZ-2024-00625

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png The socioeconomic impact of cancer on patients and their relatives: Organisation of European Cancer Institutes task force consensus recommendations on conceptual framework, taxonomy, and research directions.

Schlander, M. (First author)DKFZ* ; van Harten, W. ; Retèl, V. P. ; Pham, P. D.DKFZ* ; Vancoppenolle, J. M. ; Ubels, J.DKFZ* ; López, O. S. ; Quirland, C. ; Maza, F. ; Aas, E. ; Crusius, B. ; Escobedo, A. ; Franzen, N. ; Fuentes-Cid, J. ; Hernandez, D. ; Hernandez-Villafuerte, K. ; Kirac, I. ; Paty, A. ; Philip, T. ; Smeland, S. ; Sullivan, R. ; Vanni, E. ; Varga, S. ; Vermeulin, T. ; Eckford, R. (Last author)DKFZ*

2024
The Lancet Publ. Group London

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Abstract: Loss of income and out-of-pocket expenditures are important causes of financial hardship in many patients with cancer, even in high-income countries. The far-reaching consequences extend beyond the patients themselves to their relatives, including caregivers and dependents. European research to date has been limited and is hampered by the absence of a coherent theoretical framework and by heterogeneous methods and terminology. To address these shortages, a task force initiated by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI) produced 25 recommendations, including a comprehensive definition of socioeconomic impact from the perspective of patients and their relatives, a conceptual framework, and a consistent taxonomy linked to the framework. The OECI task force consensus statement highlights directions for future research with a view towards policy relevance. Beyond descriptive studies into the dimension of the problem, individual severity and predictors of vulnerability should be explored. It is anticipated that the consensus recommendations will facilitate and enhance future research efforts into the socioeconomic impact of cancer and cancer care, providing a crucial reference point for the development and validation of patient-reported outcome instruments aimed at measuring its broader effects.

Keyword(s): Humans (MeSH) ; Neoplasms: epidemiology (MeSH) ; Neoplasms: therapy (MeSH) ; Academies and Institutes (MeSH) ; Consensus (MeSH) ; Socioeconomic Factors (MeSH)

Note: #EA:C100#LA:C100#

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Gesundheitsökonomie (C100)

Research Program(s):

1. 313 - Krebsrisikofaktoren und Prävention (POF4-313) (POF4-313)

Appears in the scientific report 2024

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