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Table 5 Relationship between Financial Toxicity and Unplanned Healthcare Utilization among Cancer Patients Taking Oral Chemotherapy at Home

From: Associations of financial toxicity with symptoms and unplanned healthcare utilization among cancer patients taking oral chemotherapy at home: a prospective observational study

Variables

Dependent variable: Unplanned Healthcare Utilization

B

SE

Wald

p-value

Exp (B)

95% CI

Univariate binary regression

Financial toxicity (B severe = 0)

 No/mild

-1.039

0.638

2.650

0.104

0.354

0.101, 1.236

 Moderate

-0.794

0.381

4.336

0.037 *

0.452

0.214, 0.954

Marital status (B single= 0)

 Married

-1.038

0.499

4.329

0.037 *

0.354

0.133, 0.942

Recurrence (B no = 0)

 Yes

1.537

0.452

11.550

0.001 **

4.650

1.917, 11.282

Pain (B Moderate/severe = 0)

 No

-1.774

0.545

10.590

0.001 **

0.170

0.058, 0.494

 Mild

-0.663

0.583

1.293

0.255

0.515

0.164, 1.616

Disturbed sleep (B Moderate/severe = 0)

 No

-1.322

0.461

8.221

0.004 **

0.267

0.108, 0.658

 Mild

-0.341

0.471

0.524

0.469

0.711

0.283, 1.790

Distress (emotional) (B Moderate/severe = 0)

 No

-1.084

0.490

4.896

0.027 *

0.338

0.129, 0.884

 Mild

-0.539

0.543

0.985

0.321

0.583

0.201, 1.691

Shortness of breath (B Moderate/severe = 0)

 No

-1.172

0.596

3.869

0.049 *

0.310

0.096, 0.996

 Mild

-0.395

0.687

0.331

0.565

0.673

0.175, 2.588

Lack of appetite (B Moderate/severe = 0)

 No

-1.225

0.469

6.831

0.009 **

0.294

0.117, 0.736

 Mild

-0.658

0.447

2.172

0.140

0.518

0.216, 1.243

Dry mouth (B Moderate/severe = 0)

 No

-1.127

0.558

4.069

0.044 *

0.324

0.108, 0.969

 Mild

-0.302

0.555

0.296

0.586

0.739

0.249, 2.194

Multiple binary regression

Recurrence (B no = 0)

 Yes

1.601

0.538

8.860

0.003 **

4.959

1.728, 14.234

  1. SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval
  2. *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, bold: significant result
  3. Symptoms: assessed by the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory. Based on the score, symptoms severity and interference are defined in 3 levels: no (0), mild (1–3), and moderate/ severe (4–10)