| Autor: |
T. Popov, Nikolay Conev, K. Zhelev, Z.I. Zahariev, M. Petrova, I. Shterev Donev, Nikolay Evgeniev, Eleonora Dimitrova, K. Nikolov, Martina Ivanova |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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| Zdroj: |
Annals of Oncology |
| ISSN: |
0923-7534 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1762 |
| Popis: |
Background: Our multicentric study explores the potential relationship between time perception, level of distress and fear of infection with COVID-19 in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy Methods: Perception of time was assessed in 300 cancer patients with solid tumors by evaluating each subjects’ prospective estimation of how fast one minute passed compared to the actual time The median value (25 sec) of time perception was used to group cases into two categories of fast and slow perception of time The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer was used to evaluate levels of distress on a scale from 0 to 10 Patients scoring 4 or above were 173 (57 7%) and were regarded as having high levels of distress Analogical thermometer was created for the fear of COVID-19 infection Results: Significantly more patients were distressed in the presence of COVID-19 than historically controls Patients with lung, breast and colon cancer were most distressed and worried about possible COVID-19 infection Median value of both thermometers was 5 The pattern of the time perception distributions significantly changed over levels of distress and fear of COVID-19 infection (both p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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