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- This study explores how frailty levels in older cancer survivors relate to financial hardships, aiming to understand this connection better.
- Out of 3,919 older cancer survivors, 40.3% were classified as robust, 35.9% as pre-frail, and 23.8% as frail, with frail individuals facing significantly more financial challenges across various domains.
- The findings stress the importance of recognizing frailty in cancer survivors to better address their financial needs and improve their overall well-being.
Article Abstract
Background: Little is known about the association between frailty level and medical financial hardship among older adults with cancer. This study aims to describe the prevalence of frailty and to identify its association with medical financial hardship among older cancer survivors in the United States.
Methods: The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS; 2019-2020) was used to identify older cancer survivors (n = 3,919). Both the five-item (Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illnesses, and Low weight-for-height) FRAIL and the three-domain (Material, Psychological, and Behavioral) medical financial hardship questions were constructed based on the NHIS questionnaire. Multivariable logistic models were used to identify the frailty level associated with financial hardship and its intensity.
Results: A total of 1,583 (40.3%) older individuals with cancer were robust, 1,421 (35.9%) were pre-frail, and 915 (23.8%) were frail. Compared with robust cancer survivors in adjusted analyses, frail cancer survivors were more likely to report issues with material domain (odds ratio (OR) = 3.19, 95%CI: 2.16-4.69; p < 0.001), psychological domain (OR = 1.47, 95%CI: 1.15-1.88; p < 0.001), or behavioral domain (ORs ranged from 2.19 to 2.90, all with p < 0.050), and greater intensities of financial hardship.
Conclusion: Both pre-frail and frailty statuses are common in the elderly cancer survivor population, and frail cancer survivors are vulnerable to three-domain financial hardships as compared with robust cancer survivors. Ongoing attention to frailty highlights the healthy aging of older survivors, and efforts to targeted interventions should address geriatric vulnerabilities during cancer survivorship.
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