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SUBMITTER: Cagle JG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4956573 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Psycho-oncology 20150817 8
<h4>Objective</h4>Economic burden on families coping with end-stage cancer remains poorly understood. Advanced malignancy threatens financial stability of families, and interventions are needed to buffer them from impoverishment. This study examined the relationship between subjective and objective assessments of financial burden on families (financial strain and stress, respectively) and identified potentially modifiable factors to inform intervention efforts.<h4>Methods</h4>Using national surv ...[more]