Impact of the economic crisis and drug shortage on Lebanese cancer patients’ care

Table 4 Financial coverage of the patient population, n (%)

Characteristics	Total, n = 182
Changing third-party payer due to coverage problems
Yes	11 (6.04)
No	171 (93.96)
Reporting financial difficulties due to health care spending
Yes	144 (79.12)
No	38 (20.88)
Self-medication instead of seeking medical treatment due to financial difficulties
Yes	42 (23.08)
No	140 (76.92)
Cancelled a treatment, surgery, or any procedure because of its cost during the last year
Yes	25 (13.74)1
No	157 (86.26)
Suffering from other chronic diseases necessitating chronic treatments
Yes	94 (51.65)
No	88 (48.35)
Any problems accessing specific treatments for other chronic diseases
Yes	76 (80.85)
No	18 (19.15)

¹Twelve out of 25 canceled at least one course of chemotherapy.