The cost of living with cancer during the second wave of COVID-19: A mixed methods study of Danish cancer patients' perspectives
Autor: | Tine Ikander, Lærke Kjær Tolstrup, Sabina Appiah, Karin Brochstedt Dieperink |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Experiences Cross-sectional study Denmark Family support NCCN DT Disease Danish 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Neoplasms Internal medicine Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Pandemics Cancer CD-RISC2 Aged Aged 80 and over Mixed-methods Resilience 030504 nursing Descriptive statistics SARS-CoV-2 Oncology (nursing) business.industry Distress COVID-19 General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease language.human_language Cross-Sectional Studies 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis language Female Thematic analysis Qualitative 0305 other medical science business Stress Psychological |
Zdroj: | Dieperink, K B, Ikander, T, Appiah, S & Tolstrup, L K 2021, ' The cost of living with cancer during the second wave of COVID-19 : A mixed methods study of Danish cancer patients' perspectives ', European Journal of Oncology Nursing, vol. 52, 101958 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2021.101958 |
ISSN: | 1462-3889 |
Popis: | Purpose: This study investigated experiences and levels of distress and resilience of Danish cancer patients during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The mixed methods design included a subset of cancer patients who responded to a cross-sectional survey in May 2020. Data were collected through telephone interviews. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer (NCCN DT), and Connor-Davidson-Resilience Scale (CD-RISC2) were used to measure distress and resilience. Data were analysed by thematic analysis and descriptive statistics. Results: Forty patients with lung, breast, colorectal and skin (melanoma) cancer were included; 65% were women. Mean age was 62.2 years (standard deviation [SD], 13.2). Most patients had curable disease (65%); 50% were in treatment and 50% in post-treatment follow up. The interviews revealed four themes: 1) the cost of living with cancer during COVID-19, 2) changes in cancer care delivery, 3) particularly vulnerable, and 4) importance of family support. Mean NCCN DT score was 2.3 (SD, 2.6) while the mean CD-RISC2 score was 7.25 (SD, 1.1). Conclusion: Despite drastic changes in daily life imposed by COVID-19 restrictions, Danish cancer patients had remarkably low levels of distress and high levels of resilience. Patients in active treatment, with comorbidities or elderly felt vulnerable. Family support was invaluable in critical times. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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