Assessment of knowledge, attitude, practices and distress level of cancer patients in COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.
COVID-19
Cancer patients
Distress level
Knowledge
Journal
Cancer treatment and research communications
ISSN: 2468-2942
Titre abrégé: Cancer Treat Res Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101694651
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
13
07
2021
revised:
12
07
2022
accepted:
13
07
2022
pubmed:
26
7
2022
medline:
3
9
2022
entrez:
25
7
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The diagnosis and treatment of cancer can be an extremely stressful experience for the patient. COVID-19 pandemic has further created an environment of stress and anxiety amongst cancer patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2020 to May 2020 using google forms to assess the knowledge, distress level, practices, and attitude toward the COVID-19 pandemic in cancer patients. It was observed that the females and elderly patients (> 55 years) were more knowledgeable about the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, females were more prone to emotional stress compared to males. While the younger age group (18-35 years) had a more hard time in dealing with family-related issues compared to other age groups. Therefore, the younger age group (18-35 years) and female gender being more prone to distress, warrant more attention from health care staff and caretakers. Moreover, the study highlights the need for mental and general health screening and intervention to balance the oncological care and COVID-19 situation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35878518
pii: S2468-2942(22)00101-0
doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2022.100610
pmc: PMC9287590
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
100610Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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