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Financial Toxicity, Quality of Life, and Caregiver Burden in Hospitalized Cancer Patients
Sponsor: Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Summary
This cross-sectional observational study evaluates the associations between patient-reported financial toxicity, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and informal caregiver burden among hospitalized adult patients with solid tumors. Additionally, the study characterizes material hardship, basic-needs insecurity, cost-related healthcare disruptions, and unmet needs for financial navigation within an inpatient oncology setting. Hospitalized patients complete validated Turkish versions of the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST-FACIT Version 2), the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the 14-item Health Literacy Scale (HLS-14), and structured items assessing socioeconomic hardship and care disruptions. Linked informal caregivers complete the 22-item Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-22). Findings aim to inform structured financial screening, referral pathways, and supportive oncology care for hospitalized patients and their caregivers.
Official title: Financial Toxicity, Quality of Life, and Caregiver Burden Among Hospitalized Patients With Cancer
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
896
Start Date
2025-01-01
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2026-11-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Administration of validated psychosocial, financial toxicity, and caregiver burden questionnaires
Single time-point cross-sectional administration of validated Turkish questionnaires (COST-FACIT v2, EORTC QLQ-C30, HADS, HLS-14, ZBI-22) and structured socioeconomic/navigation survey items during index hospitalization.
Locations (1)
Etlik City Hospital, Medical Oncology Department
Ankara, Yenimahalle, Turkey (Türkiye)