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Which Chemotherapy-Related Terms were Difficult for Cancer Patients, and Who Would Have the Most Difficulties?
Mangyeong Lee, Nayeon Kim, Ho-Young Kim, Ayoung Lee, Junghee Yoon, Juhee Cho
Received May 22, 2024  Accepted December 2, 2024  Published online December 3, 2024  
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2024.485    [Accepted]
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Purpose
This cross-sectional study aimed to examine which chemotherapy (CTx) terms were most difficult to understand for cancer patients and identify vulnerable patient populations who might need extra support to understand the terms.
Materials and Methods
We listed 56 CTx-related terms based on the experts’ review, then 300 cancer patients and their caregivers completed a questionnaire that assessed literacy in CTx terms (LCT), functional health literacy, and empowerment. Descriptive analysis was performed to examine which CTx-related terms were most difficult for them. Logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with LCT level.
Results
Of the total 300 people, 162 (54.0%) were in the low-scoring (LS) group in LCT. LS group had a higher proportion of males, lower monthly income, and lived at the province, compared to the high scoring (HS) group. The participants tended to have difficulties in understanding terms related to blood count, risk of infection, and symptoms written in Sino-Korean. In the multivariable logistic regression, male participants (Adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR] = 2.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.48–4.62), those with no cancer-related information-seeking (aOR = 4.32, 95% CI: 1.75–12.33), and those with low empowerment (aOR = 3.07, 95% CI: 1.83–5.23) were more likely to have a low level of LCT.
Conclusion
There were still linguistic health literacy challenges faced by cancer patients and their caregivers, specifically in understanding chemotherapy-related terms. Minimizing medical jargon and Sino-Korean terms and empowering patients to be ready for treatment are necessary.
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Effectiveness of Self-Assessment, TAilored Information, and Lifestyle Management for Cancer Patients’ Returning to Work (START): A Multi-center, Randomized Controlled Trial
Danbee Kang, Ka Ryeong Bae, Yeojin Ahn, Nayeon Kim, Seok Jin Nam, Jeong Eon Lee, Se Kyung Lee, Young Mog Shim, Dong Hyun Sinn, Seung Yeop Oh, Mison Chun, Jaesung Heo, Juhee Cho
Cancer Res Treat. 2023;55(2):419-428.   Published online November 8, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2022.939
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Purpose
We developed a comprehensive return to work (RTW) intervention covering physical, psycho-social and practical issues for patients newly diagnosed and evaluated its efficacy in terms of RTW.
Materials and Methods
A multi-center randomized controlled trial was done to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention conducted at two university-based cancer centers in Korea. The intervention program comprised educational material at diagnosis, a face-to-face educational session at completion of active treatment, and three individualized telephone counseling sessions. The control group received other education at enrollment.
Results
At 1-month post-intervention (T2), the intervention group was more likely to be working compared to the control group after controlling working status at diagnosis (65.4% vs. 55.9%, p=0.037). Among patients who did not work at baseline, the intervention group was 1.99-times more likely to be working at T2. The mean of knowledge score was higher in the intervention group compared to the control group (7.4 vs. 6.8, p=0.029). At the 1-year follow-up, the intervention group was 65% (95% confidence interval, 0.78 to 3.48) more likely to have higher odds for having work.
Conclusion
The intervention improved work-related knowledge and was effective in facilitating cancer patients’ RTW.

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Breast cancer
Validation of Korean Version of the COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity (COST) Among Breast Cancer Survivors
Sungkeun Shim, Danbee Kang, Nayeon Kim, Gayeon Han, Jihyun Lim, Hyunsoo Kim, Jeonghyun Park, Mankyung Lee, Jeong Eon Lee, Seok Won Kim, Jonghan Yu, Byung Joo Chae, Jai Min Ryu, Seok Jin Nam, Se Kyung Lee, Juhee Cho
Cancer Res Treat. 2022;54(3):834-841.   Published online October 13, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2021.784
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Purpose
Little is known about the impact of financial toxicity in disease-free breast cancer survivors. We aim to validate the COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity in Korean (COST-K) and evaluate financial toxicity among disease-free breast cancer survivors.
Materials and Methods
We conducted linguistic validation following a standardized methodology recommended by Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy multilingual translation (FACITtrans). For psychometric validation, we conducted a cross-sectional survey with 4,297 disease-free breast cancer survivors at a tertiary hospital in Seoul, Korea between November 2018 and April 2019. Survivors were asked to complete the COST-K and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) questionnaires. The test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and validity of the COST-K were assessed using standard scale construction techniques.
Results
The COST-K demonstrated good internal consistency, with a Cronbach’s α of 0.81. The test-retest analysis revealed an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.78. The COST-K had moderate correlation (r=–0.60) with the financial difficulty item of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and week correlation with the items on acute and chronic symptom burdens (nausea/vomiting, –0.18; constipation, –0.14; diarrhea, –0.14), showing good convergent and divergent validity. The median COST-K was 27 (range, 0 to 44; mean±standard deivation [SD], 27.1±7.5) and about 30% and 5% of cancer survivors experienced mild and severe financial toxicity, respectively. Younger age, lower education, lower household income was associated with higher financial toxicity.
Conclusion
The COST-K is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring financial toxicity in disease-free breast cancer survivors. Considering its impact on the health-related quality of life, more studies need to be conducted to evaluate financial toxicity in cancer survivors and design interventions.

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