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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Care and Health-Related Quality of Life of Non-Hispanic Black/African American, Hispanic/Latina and Non-Hispanic White Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the U.S.: A Mixed-Methods Study Protocol.

Chiara Acquati, Tzuan A Chen, Isabel Martinez Leal, Shahnjayla K Connors, Arooba A Haq, Anastasia Rogova, Stephanie Ramirez, Lorraine R Reitzel, Lorna H McNeill

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Chiara AcquatiGraduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, 3511 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6232-5834
Tzuan A ChenHEALTH Research Institute, University of Houston, 4849 Calhoun Road, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4312-7258
Isabel Martinez LealHEALTH Research Institute, University of Houston, 4849 Calhoun Road, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0073-339X
Shahnjayla K ConnorsDepartment of Psychological, Health and Learning Sciences, University of Houston, 491 Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Arooba A HaqDepartment of Psychological, Health and Learning Sciences, University of Houston, 491 Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4842-4326
Anastasia RogovaDepartment of Psychological, Health and Learning Sciences, University of Houston, 491 Farish Hall, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Stephanie RamirezCollege of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Houston, 3507 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Lorraine R ReitzelHEALTH Research Institute, University of Houston, 4849 Calhoun Road, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7165-5720
Lorna H McNeillDepartment of Health Disparities Research, The UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Funding

Testing a Digital Therapeutic for Smoking Cessation among Hispanic Persons who SmokeU54MD015946 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI Fatima Aziz Merchant · 2020 to 2026
$22.0M
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Care and Health-Related Quality of Life of Racial and Ethnic Minority Women Diagnosed with Breast CancerP20CA221697 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI REITZEL, LORRAINE R · 2017 to 2020
$1.7M
Pilot Project 1: Mexican immigrants' biological and behavioral cancer risk based on stressP20CA221696 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI MCNEILL, LORNA H. · 2017 to 2020
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS P20 CA221696NCI NIH HHS P20 CA221697NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD015946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had critical consequences for cancer care delivery, including altered treatment protocols and delayed services that may affect patients' quality of life and long-term survival. Breast cancer patients from minoritized racial and ethnic groups already experience worse outcomes, which may have been exacerbated by treatment delays and social determinants of health (SDoH). This protocol details a mixed-methods study aimed at comparing cancer care disruption among a diverse sample of women (non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black/African American, and Hispanic/Latina) and assessing how proximal, intermediate, and distal SDoH differentially contribute to care continuity and health-related quality of life. An embedded mixed-methods design will be implemented. Eligible participants will complete an online survey, followed by a semi-structured interview (with a subset of participants) to further understand factors that influence continuity of care, treatment decision-making, and self-reported engagement. The study will identify potentially modifiable factors to inform future models of care delivery and improve care transitions. These data will provide the necessary evidence to inform whether a subsequent, multilevel intervention is warranted to improve quality of care delivery in the COVID-19 aftermath. Additionally, results can be used to identify ways to leverage existing social resources to help manage and support patients' outcomes.

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Breast NeoplasmsCOVID-19EthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansPandemicsQuality of LifeSARS-CoV-2breast cancercancer carecancer care disruptioncare transitionsCOVID-19ethnic and racial minoritieshealth disparitieshealth-related quality of lifemixed-methods designwomen’s health

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PMCPMC8702073

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