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Individuals’ Lived Experiences With Pharmaceutical Patient Assistant Programs, Marcia Clarke-Burke
Individuals’ Lived Experiences With Pharmaceutical Patient Assistant Programs, Marcia Clarke-Burke
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractPharmaceutical patient assistance programs (PAPs) were introduced as an alternative to address patients’ inability to obtain necessary prescription drugs. However, individuals were not fully exploring the beneficial nature of PAPs due to a poor understanding of the programs. Additional research is needed to understand how PAPs impact patients’ outcomes and costs of care. Grounded in Andersen and Newman’s model of health care utilization, this qualitative research was guided by the hermeneutic phenomenological research design. Data were collected during interviews with 11 participants located in various states regarding their participation in PAPs and their lived experiences in using PAPs. Collected data …
Advanced Cancer Patients' Medical Decision-Making While Experiencing Financial Toxicity, Heather L. Morel
Advanced Cancer Patients' Medical Decision-Making While Experiencing Financial Toxicity, Heather L. Morel
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Financial toxicity (FT) is the impact that out of pocket (OOP) costs of cancer care have on patients' well-being, leading to lower quality of life, less compliance with prescribed therapy, and poorer outcomes, including increased mortality. The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of FT on advanced cancer patients' lives and their health care decision-making. Fuzzy trace theory provided the framework for examining how patients use gist and verbatim when making health care decisions while experiencing FT. Gist refers to main ideas that are often infused with emotional overlays that people use to make risky decisions, while …