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Global Health Econ Sustain                               COVID-19 pandemic and quality of life of cancer patients





                    This study provides another  snapshot of cancer patients’  perceptions and needs during   the COVID-19 pandemic.  This cohort of cancer  patients showed considerable   resilience against mental  health and QOL deterioration   during the COVID-19   Patients at high concern  levels, or with more concern   about either cancer or   COVID-19, had poorer   HRQOL. Interventions to   address the concerns are   required to improve their   HRQOL, particularly fo




                 Conclusion                  pandemic                    specific cancers  of care





                    Participants who identified   themselves as non-white   (OR: 3.30, CI: 1.30 – 5.30;   p≤0.001) and those who   referred to journal articles   for information (p=0.002)  reported higher psychological   An important proportion  of the participants reported   symptoms of COVID-19   peritraumatic distress   (34.2 – 39.6%), depression    (27.6 – 33.5%), anxiety    (24.9 – 32.7%), and stress   (11.4 – 15.7%) at any time  point during the study period  In uni






                 Result          impact scores                                                          p < 0.00001)




                    The survey   comprised   tensections  CPDI, DASS-  21, and   WHOQOL-BREF   questionnaires  The European   Organisation for   Research and   Treatment of Cancer   Core Quality of   Life Questionnaire   version 3 was   used to measure   the health related   quality of life   (HRQOL)  Tools used were   the Functional   Assessment of   Chronic Illness   Therapy System   of Quality of Life   Questionnaire   (FACT-G7) and   the numerical   rating scale (NRS)

                 Tool







                 Sample  9,861 patients.  355 participants  Included 270   patients with solid   cancers receiving   chemotherapy  A total of 51   individuals were   interviewed



                 Year  Toronto,   Canada  Belgium     Vietnam               India


                 Country  2022      2022              2022                  2022                             Abbreviations: CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio; QoL: Quality of life; BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.




                 Study design  Survey.  Longitudinal   study  Cross-sectional,   observational   study  Cross-sectional   observational   study





                    COVID-19 and cancer   patients in the second   year of the pandemic:   Investigating treatment   impact, information   sources, and COVID-  19-related knowledge,   attitudes and practices  Mental health and quality   of life among patients   with cancer during the   COVID-19 pandemic:   results from the   longitudinal on COVID   survey study  Quality of life and   its associated factors   among cancer patients   receiving chemotherapy   at oncology hos




             Table 2. (Continued)  Topic  Study  Ugas et al.,   2022  DeJaeghere   et al. 2022  Nguyen et al.   2022  Adhikari et al.   2022











            Volume 2 Issue 2 (2024)                         9                        https://doi.org/10.36922/ghes.2636
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