IVI held its fifth virtual workshop in our Patient-Centered Economic Impacts project. This session explored the financial toll and stress that patients and caregivers face when navigating complex and chronic health conditions. Stress has real economic consequences, impacting individuals, families, and healthcare systems, yet it remains unmeasured, mainly in research and decision-making. The workshop focused on learning how future studies can better capture these impacts and help inform more equitable healthcare solutions.
Key discussion topics included:
- The types of stress most reported by patients and caregivers
- How these stresses create measurable economic burdens
- Approaches researchers can use to capture these impacts in future studies
