Department of Medical Oncology, Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil, Portugal
Research
Perception of the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemics on Cancer Patients
Author(s): Mariana Rebordao Pires*, Adriana Pestana-Santos, Claudia Amorim Costa, Ana Carlota Caetano, Joana C. Monteiro, Maria Joao Sousa, Tatiana Cunha Pereira, Antonio Pego and Gabriela Sousa
Purpose: Significant changes in treatment centers were implemented during COVID-19 pandemics. Understanding how these alterations impacted cancer
patients is a subject that needs to be investigated.
Methods: Patients who accepted to fill a hand paper questionnaire were included in this cross-sectional study. The questionnaire was distributed between March
19 and April 30, 2020 (first emergency state in Portugal) at the Portuguese Oncology Institute of Coimbra Francisco Gentil.
Results: A total of 100 patients participated in the study, of whom 66% were female. The median age was 61 years old. Patients presented low education levels
(65% with 9 or less years of schooling), lived together (83%) and were undergoing palliate treatments (59%). The most significant reported change in health
care was inability of .. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-6895.10.8.509
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