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How does COVID-19 fear and anxiety affect chemotherapy adherence in patients with cancer

Published:2020-10 Issue:29 Volume:16 Page:2283-2293
ISSN:1479-6694
Container-title:Future Oncology
language:en
Short-container-title:Future Oncology

Author:

Karacin Cengiz¹^ORCID,Bilgetekin Irem¹^ORCID,B Basal Fatma¹^ORCID,Oksuzoglu Omur B¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical Oncology, HSU Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training & Research Hospital, Ankara 06200, Turkey

Abstract

Aim: To investigate how COVID-19 fear and anxiety (COV-FA) affects chemotherapy adherence in patients with cancer. Materials & methods: The records of 3661 patients with chemotherapy (CT) appointments were retrospectively reviewed. Results: The CT postponement rates before and after COVID-19 were 11.6% and 14.2%, respectively (p = 0.017). The rate of COV-FA-related CT postponement after telemedicine was lower than that before (4.6% vs 17.4%; p = 0.012). The median time to come back to treatment of the COV-FA group was 47 days (range 19–72 days). Advanced age (≥60 years) was found to be the independent factor that was predictive of time to come back to treatment (p = 0.043). Conclusion: The CT postponement rate increased after COVID-19. COV-FA-related CT postponement decreased after telemedicine. Advanced age could be predictive of time to come back to treatment.

Publisher

Future Medicine Ltd

Subject

Cancer Research,Oncology,General Medicine

Link

https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/pdf/10.2217/fon-2020-0592

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