Stakeholder perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on oncology services: a qualitative study.

Autor: Butow P; Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia. phyllis.butow@sydney.edu.au., Havard PE; Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia., Butt Z; Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia., Juraskova I; Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia., Sharpe L; Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia., Dhillon H; Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia., Beatty L; Flinders University, Órama Institute, College of Education, Psychology & Social Work, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia., Beale P; Concord Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia., Cigolini M; Department of Palliative Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia., Kelly B; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia., Chan RJ; Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia., Kirsten L; Nepean Cancer Care Centre, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia., Best MC; Institute for Ethics and Society, University of Notre Dame, Broadway, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia., Shaw J; Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer [Support Care Cancer] 2023 Jul 24; Vol. 31 (8), pp. 491. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 24.
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-07916-y
Abstrakt: Background: As COVID-19 spread across the globe, cancer services were required to rapidly pivot to minimise risks without compromising outcomes for patients or staff. The aim of this study was to document changes to oncology services as a result of COVID-19 from the perspectives of both providers and receivers of care during the initial phase of the pandemic.
Methods: Participants were recruited between June and December 2020 through an email invitation via professional or consumer organisations, two hospital-based oncology services and snowballing. Semi-structured interviews focused on health service changes and their impacts, which were then analysed by thematic analysis.
Results: Thirty-two patients, 16 carers and 29 health professionals were recruited. Fifteen patients (n = 47%) had localised disease, and 19 (n = 59%) were currently receiving treatment. Oncology staff included oncologists, palliative care physicians, nurses, allied health and psychosocial practitioners. Four themes arose from the data: safety, increased stress and burnout, communication challenges and quality of cancer care.
Conclusions: There is an ongoing need for cancer-specific information from a single, trusted source to inform medical practitioners and patients/carers. More data are required to inform evidence-based guidelines for cancer care during future pandemics. All stakeholders require ongoing support to avoid stress and burnout.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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