Publications by authors named "Erin Bradshaw"
Purpose: Many cancer patients and caregivers experience financial hardship, leading to poor outcomes. Gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer patients are particularly at risk for financial hardship given the intensity of treatment. This pilot randomized study among gastric/GEJ cancer patients and caregivers tested a proactive financial navigation (FN) intervention to obtain a signal of efficacy to inform a larger, more rigorous randomized study.
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- The EMOT-ECON Research Network, funded by the NIH, aims to study how economic burdens from diseases affect emotional well-being (EWB).
- The network brought together various stakeholders to highlight the importance of understanding the relationship between financial strain and EWB, and to identify research gaps in this area.
- Future research areas include exploring patients' emotional experiences regarding economic hardship, factors that influence the stress of economic burden, coping strategies and their effects on EWB, and developing interventions involving multiple stakeholders to tackle economic and emotional challenges.
Background: Few studies have engaged patients and caregivers in interventions to alleviate financial hardship. We collaborated with Consumer Education and Training Services (CENTS), Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF), and Family Reach (FR) to assess the feasibility of enrolling patient-caregiver dyads in a program that provides financial counseling, insurance navigation, and assistance with medical and cost of living expenses.
Methods: Patients with solid tumors aged ≥18 years and their primary caregiver received a financial education video, monthly contact with a CENTS counselor and PAF case manager for 6 months, and referral to FR for help with unpaid cost of living bills (eg, transportation or housing).