Home Se-Cure: A Home Care Service for Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 18(20)2021 10 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1470873
ABSTRACT
Cancer patients are exposed to a greater risk of COVID-19 infection, resulting in treatment delays and unnecessary hospitalizations. International authorities have suggested reducing visits to hospitals and guarantee continuity of care. We developed a home care project called Home Se-Cure (HSC) to guarantee the continuity of oral, intramuscular, and subcutaneous cancer therapy during COVID-19. The Home Se-Cure project included cancer patients living near Galliera Hospital. Patients received home visits by registered nurses (RNs), whoperformed blood tests and delivered cancer therapies. Patients were instructed to take drugs after blood test results and therapy confirmation by oncologists. Sixty-six patients decided to participate and 38 declined the service. A customer satisfaction questionnaire was administered to a subgroup of patients participating in the project. The most prevalent disease in the HSC group was prostate cancer. The mean age of the patients in HSC was 78.4 years and 68.9 in the decliner group. The majority of the HSC participants appreciated the project because they could stay at home (71%) and reduce the risk of COVID-19 contagion (67.7%). Compared to decliners, the time the study group saved was 2033 hours. HSC guaranteed the continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic by reducing the number of patients in the hospital and avoiding crowds in the waiting room.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Home Care Services
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph182010913
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