Assessment of the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) among People with Diabetic Foot Ulcers at a Tertiary Care Centre in South India

Kaviya Suresh, Satyavani Kumpatla, Arutselvi Devarajan, Vijay Viswanathan, Hospital for Diabetes and Prof, Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care, Tamil Nadu

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Published online on April 10, 2026

Abstract

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BackgroundLiterature on Financial Toxicity (FT) using the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity – Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (COST-FACIT) among people with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) is unavailable in India. This study assessed ...