ArticleFrontiers in oncology2020
Psychological Distress in Outpatients With Lymphoma During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Post-pandemic stress of COVID-19 among high-risk groups: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Pooled it
- The psychosocial and emotional experiences of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.Seminars in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Depression and Anxiety Among Patients with Cancer During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Psychological Distress Among Cancer Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic in the World: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
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- Pandemic Stressors and Adaptive Responses: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Quality of Life and Psychosocial Dynamics among Urothelial Cancer Patients.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Patient-reported experiences of cancer care related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- The Role of Telemedicine for Psychological Support for Oncological Patients Who Have Received Radiotherapy.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Coronavirus Anxiety Level and COVID-19 Vaccine Attitude Among Patients With Hematological Malignancies.Cureus · 2023Article
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- The Experience of COVID-19 in a Sample of Gynecological Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Focus on the Psychological Implications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Validation of the brief Adjustment Disorder New Modules with Australian oncology patients.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Cancer patients are a population at high risk of contracting COVID-19 and, also of developing severe complications due to the infection, which is especially true when they are undergoing immunosuppressive treatment. Despite this, they had still to go to hospital to receive chemotherapy during lockdown. In this context, we have evaluated the psychological status of onco-hematological outpatients receiving infusion and not deferrable anti-neoplastic treatment for lymphoproliferative neoplasms, with the aim of both measuring the levels of post-traumatic symptoms, depression, and anxiety during the pandemic and also of investigating the perception of risk of potential nosocomial infection. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were administered to all patients. Moreover, patients were investigated about their worries regarding the impact of COVID-19 on their lives as onco-hematologic patients. Since the 2nd to the 29th April 2020 (during the first phase of the lockdown period in Italy), 77 outpatients were prospectively evaluated. They were diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, classical Hodgkin lymphoma, and Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/Small lymphocytic lymphoma. The mean age was 56.6 (range 22-85). We found that 36% of patients had anxiety (HADS-A), 31% depression (HADS-D), and 43% were above the cut-off for the HADS-General Scale; 36% fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Women and younger patients were found to be more vulnerable to anxiety and PTSD. The study firstly analyzes the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the frail population of patients affected by lymphoproliferative neoplasms, to underly the importance of screening patients for emotional and distress conditions and then offering them psychological support.
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