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SynthesisJournal of gastrointestinal cancer2022

The Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Diagnosis, Treatment, Concerns, Problems, and Mental Health in Patients with Gastric Cancer.

Fatemeh Baghernezhad Hesary, Hamid Salehiniya

Open access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of gastrointestinal cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fatemeh Baghernezhad HesaryDepartment of Public Health, Ghayen School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Hamid SalehiniyaSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. alesaleh70@yahoo.com.
Birjand University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCOVID-19 epidemic has had different effects on many diseases, including gastric cancer. Due to COVID-19 epidemic the importance of knowing the effects of the epidemic in patients to deal with it, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of COVID-19 on the diagnosis, treatment, concerns, problems, and mental health of patients with gastric cancer.

methodsThe present study was a systematic review by searching the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases with the keywords of COVID-19 and gastric cancer. The articles that addressed any aspect of COVID-19 epidemic on diagnosis, treatment, problems, and mental health in patients with gastric cancer were included; the data were qualitatively summarized and presented in related tables.

resultsA total 22 articles were included. The effects of COVID-19 on gastric cancer were divided into four categories of the effects of COVID-19 on the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, concerns, and problems and mental health of patients with gastric cancer. The COVID-19 epidemic has reduced the number of screenings, altered treatment, and delayed or discontinued treatment, which caused problems and concerns such as sleep disturbances and stress.

conclusionConsidering the effects of COVID-19 epidemic on gastric cancer and on the other hand, the continuation of the epidemic in the society, it is necessary for the officials and experts of the health system to design and implement necessary interventions to minimize the negative effects of epidemic on patients with gastric cancer.

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COVID-19EpidemicsStomach NeoplasmsCOVID-19 TestingHumansMental HealthCOVID-19DiagnosisGastric cancerMental HealthSystematic reviewTreatment

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PMID34519975
PMCPMC8438101
OpenAlexW3201300648

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