Descriptive studies |
How do direct disease-related costs impact perception of economic hardship? |
How does perceived economic hardship influence patient adherence to treatment regimens? |
Does perception of economic hardship differ in persons with other types of cancer? |
Does length of time of perceived economic hardship influence impact on emotional health? |
Does number and age of children influence the perception of economic hardship? Does this affect caregiver emotional health? |
How does perceived economic hardship influence patient outcomes (e.g., symptom severity, quality of life? |
How does caregiver perception of economic hardship change after the care situation is over? |
Interventional studies |
Financial planning assistance at the time of patient’s diagnosis. |
How could this assistance affect perceptions of economic hardship throughout the disease trajectory? |
How could this assistance improve caregivers’ emotional health? |
Is it financially and clinically feasible to offer financial planning assistance? |
Would psychosocial counseling with family caregivers reduce the impact of economic hardship on emotional health? |
What would the impact of a public education intervention regarding health insurance options have on the perceived economic hardship of caregivers of persons with chronic diseases? |