The Economics of Cancer Care: Implications for Family Caregivers

摘要: Evidence is mounting on the escalating costs of cancer care associated with family members who provide to their loved one (Grunfeld et al., Canadian Medical Association Journal 170(12):1811–1812, 2004; Moore, Cancer Nursing 22(5):389–396, 1999; Muurinen, Care 24(11):1007–1017, 1986). With a few exceptions, past research cost has been restricted studying treatment, screening, or prevention (Sherman 91(4):841–851, 2001; Stommel 71(5):1867–1874, 1993). The majority related for caregivers direct medical costs, and data from insurance companies, hospitals, Medicare files have yielded significant findings. However, these same sources not useful determining indirect borne by patients families. As result, there growing need capture comprehensiveness nonmedical (Moore, Sherman 91(4), 841–851, 71(5), 1867–1874,