Association of Employment Status With Symptom Burden and Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living With Primary CNS Tumors.
Heather E LeeperElizabeth VeraAlexa ChristAlvina AcquayeNicole BricenoAnna ChoiEwa GrajkowskaVarna JammulaJason LevineMatthew LindsleyJennifer ReyesKayla N RocheJames L RogersMichael TimmerLisa BorisEric BurtonNicole LolloMarissa PanzerMarta Penas-PradoValentina PillaiLily PolskinBrett J TheelerJing WuMark R GilbertTerri S ArmstrongPublished in: Neurology (2023)
Being unemployed due to a PCNST strongly correlated with high symptom burden, functional impairment, psychological distress and reduced HRQOL which may be impediments to returning to work that warrant intervention. Lack of employer-based health insurance and reduced earnings are financial sequelae of unemployment superimposed on the physical, social, and cognitive effects of living with a PCNST. Innovations to screen for and address financial toxicity and its contributing factors are needed.