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ArticleAdvances in radiation oncology

Coronavirus Disease 2019's (COVID-19's) Silver Lining-Through the Eyes of Radiation Oncology Fellows.

Avinash Pilar, Samuel Bergeron Gravel, Jennifer Croke, Hany Soliman, Peter Chung, Rebecca K S Wong

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Article in Advances in radiation oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Exploring the Perceived Educational Impact of COVID-19 on Postgraduate Training in Oncology.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Avinash PilarDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Samuel Bergeron GravelDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jennifer CrokeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hany SolimanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Peter ChungDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Rebecca K S WongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
University of Toronto · CASunnybrook Health Science Centre · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has propelled health care workers to the front lines against the pandemic. In addition to anxiety related to infection risks, trainees have the additional burden of learning and career planning while providing care in an uncertain and rapidly changing environment. We conducted a survey to evaluate the practical and psychosocial impact on radiation oncology fellows during the first month of the pandemic. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A 4-part survey was designed and distributed to the fellows in our program. The survey was designed to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on scope of activity and well-being ("Impact on You") and to identify key lessons learned and social factors ("About You") using Likert scales and open-ended response options. The survey included items from the Oldenburg Burnout questionnaire.

resultsA total of 17 participants (71%) responded to the survey. Although there was a significant reduction in the mean time spent on in-person clinics (13.5 h/wk [pre-COVID] vs 9.3 h/wk [3 weeks into the COVID emergency response];

conclusionsNegative impact needs to be anticipated, acknowledged, and managed. We anticipate understanding the positives that have emerged under these extraordinary circumstances is the "silver lining" of the pandemic, giving us tools and the best leverage to plan for the future.

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PMID32838070
PMCPMC7377812
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