Table 6.
Services identified as being helpful in reducing financial impact of supporting a person with haematological cancer
| Adverse impact | Urban (n = 792) n (%) |
Rural (n = 193) n (%) |
Total (N = 1004) n (%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to free parking | 333 (45%) | 55 (31%) | 396 (42%) | 0.0008 |
| Access to free transport | 116 (16%) | 46 (26%) | 166 (18%) | 0.0013 |
| Appointments on weekends | 66 (9%) | 22 (12%) | 88 (9%) | 0.1552 |
| Free medications or treatment | 218 (29%) | 61 (34%) | 283 (30%) | 0.1961 |
| Appointments outside of 9 am–5 pm | 70 (9%) | 16 (9%) | 86 (9%) | 0.8620 |
| Treatment close to home | 146 (20%) | 97 (54%) | 248 (26%) | < 0.0001 |
| Access to financial assistance | 132 (18%) | 55 (31%) | 190 (20%) | < 0.0001 |