How does COVID-19 fear and anxiety affect chemotherapy adherence in patients with cancer.
Future Oncol
; 16(29): 2283-2293, 2020 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-652445
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To investigate how COVID-19 fear and anxiety (COV-FA) affects chemotherapy adherence in patients with cancer. Materials &methods:
The records of 3661 patients with chemotherapy (CT) appointments were retrospectively reviewed.Results:
The CT postponement rates before and after COVID-19 were 11.6% and 14.2%, respectively (p = 0.017). The rate of COV-FA-related CT postponement after telemedicine was lower than that before (4.6% vs 17.4%; p = 0.012). The median time to come back to treatment of the COV-FA group was 47 days (range 19-72 days). Advanced age (≥60 years) was found to be the independent factor that was predictive of time to come back to treatment (p = 0.043).Conclusion:
The CT postponement rate increased after COVID-19. COV-FA-related CT postponement decreased after telemedicine. Advanced age could be predictive of time to come back to treatment.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Medication Adherence
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Betacoronavirus
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Neoplasms
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Antineoplastic Agents
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Language:
English
Journal:
Future Oncol
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Fon-2020-0592
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