The relationship of out-of-pocket expenses to quality of life and disease coping in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

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dc.contributor.authorGuvener, Yasemin Ozyer
dc.contributor.authorKoc, Zeliha
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-25T14:20:20Z
dc.date.available2026-04-25T14:20:20Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: This studywas carried outto determine the relationship of out-of-pocket expenses to qualityof life and disease coping in breast cancer patients receiving outpatient treatment in a chemotherapy unit. METHODS: This was a descriptive and correlational survey study. The sample of the study consisted of 322 breast cancer patients. An embedded mixed design, in which quantitative and qualitative research methods are employed together, was used in the research. Quantitative data were collected using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast and the Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale. RESULTS: After the qualitative interviews held with the patients, it was determined that the diagnosis and treatment of cancer affected the patients physically, mentally, socially, and economically, they spent out-of-pocket, and these expenses affected their quality of life. CONCLUSION: It can be said that the out-of-pocket expenses of breast cancer patients during the chemotherapy treatment affected their quality of life, disease coping, and adaptation.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/1806-9282.20241349
dc.identifier.issn0104-4230
dc.identifier.issn1806-9282
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid40172396
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105001984418
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.20241349
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/8519
dc.identifier.volume71
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001460589300017
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssoc Medica Brasileira
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260420
dc.subjectBreast cancer
dc.subjectChemotherapy
dc.subjectOut-of-pocket expenditures
dc.subjectQuality of life
dc.subjectCoping
dc.subjectAdaptation
dc.titleThe relationship of out-of-pocket expenses to quality of life and disease coping in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
dc.typeArticle

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