Exploring Experiences Among People Diagnosed With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Autor: Legge H; Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT, Australia., Toohey K; Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT, Australia; Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia., Kavanagh PS; Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT, Australia; Justice and Society, University of South Australia, Magill SA, Australia., Paterson C; Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT, Australia; Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, Australia; Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide; Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Electronic address: catherine.paterson@canberra.edu.au.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Seminars in oncology nursing [Semin Oncol Nurs] 2023 Dec; Vol. 39 (6), pp. 151508. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 11.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151508
Abstrakt: Objectives: To describe the experiences of people diagnosed with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Data Sources: Qualitative data were collected through semistructured interviews conducted with people affected by cancer in the Australian context. Following institutional ethical approval, interviews were conducted over Microsoft Teams and Zoom platforms and complied with confidentiality requirements. Data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed, and emergent themes were developed using thematic analysis to understand patient experiences of cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic was disruptive to the daily experiences of supportive care. Four overarching themes were identified related to: 1) the impact on accessing healthcare services, 2) encounters with healthcare professionals, 3) the impact on daily living, and 4) the impact of COVID on psychological well-being.
Implications for Nursing Practice: As the COVID-19 pandemic held global consequences on cancer practices, it is recommended that nursing and other multidisciplinary healthcare professionals reflect upon these findings, in the context of planning for future pandemics. We encourage further exploration into the sustainability of telehealth services universally, given the issues highlighted in this study.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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