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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2022

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.

Mohamed A Ugas, Lisa Avery, Yanning Wang, Alejandro Berlin, Meredith E Giuliani, Monika Krzyzanowska, Tina J Papadakos, Naa Kwarley Linda Quartey, Diana Samoil, Janet K Papadakos

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mohamed A UgasCancer Health Literacy Research Centre, Cancer Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada.
Lisa AveryBiostatistics Department, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada.
Yanning WangBiostatistics Department, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada.
Alejandro BerlinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 1P5, Canada.
Meredith E GiulianiCancer Health Literacy Research Centre, Cancer Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada.
Monika KrzyzanowskaDivision of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5533-7418
Tina J PapadakosCancer Health Literacy Research Centre, Cancer Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada.
Naa Kwarley Linda QuarteyCancer Health Literacy Research Centre, Cancer Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada.
Diana SamoilCancer Health Literacy Research Centre, Cancer Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada.
Janet K PapadakosCancer Health Literacy Research Centre, Cancer Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6320-4156
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre · CAUniversity Health Network · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe novel coronavirus that has triggered the present COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread globally, resulting in widespread morbidity and mortality. Patients with cancer remain one of the most vulnerable subsets of the population to the disease. This study examined the effects of the pandemic on cancer patients' treatment, psychology, knowledge, attitudes, and practices.

methodsA survey was emailed to 9861 patients at a cancer centre in Toronto, Canada. Descriptive results were summarized. Qualitative feedback was coded and summarized. Regression modelling was used to explore factors associated with patient psychological well-being, knowledge, attitudes, and practices.

resultsA total of 1760 surveys were completed, with a response rate of 17.8%. Most participants did not experience any pandemic-related treatment delays, and vaccination rates were high. Participants who identified themselves as non-white (OR 3.30, CI: 1.30-5.30; DISCUSSION: This study provides another snapshot of cancer patients perceptions and needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19NeoplasmsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2attitudescancercoronavirusCOVID-19health literacyknowledgepracticesvaccination

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PMID36421354
PMCPMC9689213
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