Determining the costs of families' support networks following a child's cancer diagnosis

Cancer Nursing
Argerie TsimicalisRahim Moineddin

Abstract

Cancer in children may place considerable economic burden on more than individual family members. The costs incurred to families' support networks (FSNs) have not been previously studied. The study objectives were to (a) identify and determine independent predictors of the direct and time costs incurred by the FSN and (b) explore the impact of these cancer-related costs on the FSN. A prospective mixed-methods study was conducted. Representing the FSN, parents recorded the resources consumed and costs incurred during 1 week per month for 3 consecutive months, beginning 1 month following their child's diagnosis. Descriptive statistics, multiple regression modeling, and descriptive qualitative analytical methods were used to analyze the data. In total, 28 fathers and 71 mothers participated. The median total direct and time costs for the 3 months were CAN$154 and $2776, respectively, per FSN. The largest component of direct and time costs was travel and foregone leisure. Direct and time costs were greatest among those parents who identified a support network at baseline. Parents relied on their FSN to "hold the fort," which entailed providing financial support, assuming household chores, maintaining the siblings' routines, and pro...Continue Reading

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