Article
How important are out-of-pocket costs to rural patients’ cancer care decisions?
Quelle est l'importance des frais à la charge des patients ruraux dans leurs décisions concernant les soins contre le cancer ?
Spring 2009
Volume 14 - Issue 2
Maria Mathews, Roy West, Sharon Buehler
Details
ISSN Number: 12037796
Language: English/French
Format: PDF
Pages: 16–22
Content Summary
This study examines the impact of out-of-pocket costs on rural cancer patients' treatment decisions. It finds that travel, drug, and childcare costs significantly influence these decisions, highlighting the financial barriers faced by rural patients in accessing centralized cancer care.
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Public healthRural medicineChronic diseasePediatricsRemote medicine