Unmeasured Costs of a Childs Death: Perceived Financial Burden Work Disruptions and Economic Coping Strategies Used by American and Australian Families Who Lost Children to Cancer

摘要

PurposeFinancial concerns represent a major stressor for families of children with cancer but remain poorly understood among those with terminally ill children. We describe the financial hardship, work disruptions, income loss, and coping strategies of families who lost children to cancer.