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Evaluation of Cancer Patients with Older Adult for Awareness and Hospital Arrival Process of COVID-19 Pandemic During: A Cross-Sectional Study

The study aimed to evaluate the Coronavirus pandemic awareness of cancer patients ≥65 years of age, considered a vulnerable group, and their hospital arrival process, follow-ups and treatments during the pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic was found to increases the mortality and morbidity rates of individu...

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Autores principales: Sipahi Karslı, Zeynep, Kurt, Berna, Karadağ, İbrahim, Çakmak Öksüzoğlu, Berna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33796629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333721421997666
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author Sipahi Karslı, Zeynep
Kurt, Berna
Karadağ, İbrahim
Çakmak Öksüzoğlu, Berna
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Kurt, Berna
Karadağ, İbrahim
Çakmak Öksüzoğlu, Berna
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description The study aimed to evaluate the Coronavirus pandemic awareness of cancer patients ≥65 years of age, considered a vulnerable group, and their hospital arrival process, follow-ups and treatments during the pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic was found to increases the mortality and morbidity rates of individuals who aged 65 years and older. The research was conducted with a cross-sectional descriptive correlational design. The sample consist of 77 cancer patients aged 65 years and older adult. Participants were recruited through convenience sampling. In total, 77 patients from the Oncology Hospital located in Ankara from April 29, 2020 to May 20, 2020. Data were collected using a two-part form and a questionnaire. The study was undertaken in accordance with the STROBE checklist for observational studies. Of the participants, 59.7% were female, the mean age was 70 years, 79.2% resided in Ankara and 98.7% traveled to the hospital by car. Looking at the gender and the protective measures taken at home, female participants were found to perform a statistically significant higher level of protective measures. In conclusion, the study results suggest that the restrictions for older adult oncology patients during the pandemic did not negatively affect the delivery of health care.
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spelling pubmed-79834342021-03-31 Evaluation of Cancer Patients with Older Adult for Awareness and Hospital Arrival Process of COVID-19 Pandemic During: A Cross-Sectional Study Sipahi Karslı, Zeynep Kurt, Berna Karadağ, İbrahim Çakmak Öksüzoğlu, Berna Gerontol Geriatr Med The COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Older Adults, Families, Caregivers, Health Care Providers and Communities The study aimed to evaluate the Coronavirus pandemic awareness of cancer patients ≥65 years of age, considered a vulnerable group, and their hospital arrival process, follow-ups and treatments during the pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic was found to increases the mortality and morbidity rates of individuals who aged 65 years and older. The research was conducted with a cross-sectional descriptive correlational design. The sample consist of 77 cancer patients aged 65 years and older adult. Participants were recruited through convenience sampling. In total, 77 patients from the Oncology Hospital located in Ankara from April 29, 2020 to May 20, 2020. Data were collected using a two-part form and a questionnaire. The study was undertaken in accordance with the STROBE checklist for observational studies. Of the participants, 59.7% were female, the mean age was 70 years, 79.2% resided in Ankara and 98.7% traveled to the hospital by car. Looking at the gender and the protective measures taken at home, female participants were found to perform a statistically significant higher level of protective measures. In conclusion, the study results suggest that the restrictions for older adult oncology patients during the pandemic did not negatively affect the delivery of health care. SAGE Publications 2021-03-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7983434/ /pubmed/33796629 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333721421997666 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
spellingShingle The COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Older Adults, Families, Caregivers, Health Care Providers and Communities
Sipahi Karslı, Zeynep
Kurt, Berna
Karadağ, İbrahim
Çakmak Öksüzoğlu, Berna
Evaluation of Cancer Patients with Older Adult for Awareness and Hospital Arrival Process of COVID-19 Pandemic During: A Cross-Sectional Study
title Evaluation of Cancer Patients with Older Adult for Awareness and Hospital Arrival Process of COVID-19 Pandemic During: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Evaluation of Cancer Patients with Older Adult for Awareness and Hospital Arrival Process of COVID-19 Pandemic During: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Evaluation of Cancer Patients with Older Adult for Awareness and Hospital Arrival Process of COVID-19 Pandemic During: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Cancer Patients with Older Adult for Awareness and Hospital Arrival Process of COVID-19 Pandemic During: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Evaluation of Cancer Patients with Older Adult for Awareness and Hospital Arrival Process of COVID-19 Pandemic During: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort evaluation of cancer patients with older adult for awareness and hospital arrival process of covid-19 pandemic during: a cross-sectional study
topic The COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Older Adults, Families, Caregivers, Health Care Providers and Communities
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33796629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333721421997666
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