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Psychological distress among cancer survivors during implementation of a nationwide Movement Control Order over the COVID-19 pandemic

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the psychological distress and its associated factors among cancer survivors in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: An anonymous Internet-based study was conducted between 23 April and 26 June 2020. During the study period, the country underwen...

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Autores principales: Wong, Li Ping, Lai, Lee Lee, See, Mee Hoong, Alias, Haridah, Danaee, Mahmoud, Ting, Chuo Yew, Tok, Peter Seah Keng
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8016501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33796935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06182-0
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author Wong, Li Ping
Lai, Lee Lee
See, Mee Hoong
Alias, Haridah
Danaee, Mahmoud
Ting, Chuo Yew
Tok, Peter Seah Keng
author_facet Wong, Li Ping
Lai, Lee Lee
See, Mee Hoong
Alias, Haridah
Danaee, Mahmoud
Ting, Chuo Yew
Tok, Peter Seah Keng
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description OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the psychological distress and its associated factors among cancer survivors in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: An anonymous Internet-based study was conducted between 23 April and 26 June 2020. During the study period, the country underwent phase 3 and phase 4 of the Movement Control Order (MCO), Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), and Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO). Psychological distress was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), which is a 14-item self-assessment scale for measuring distress (total HADS score; HADS-T) with two subscales, namely, anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D). Perceived threat of infection was measured based on the health belief model. RESULTS: From a total of 631 responses received, the proportion of participants with anxiety and depression symptoms (above threshold score of 8 on HADS-A and HADS-D) was 29.0 and 20.9%, respectively. Psychological distress (HADS-T > 16) was reported in 22.3% of the respondents. A total of 16.5% had combined anxiety and depression symptoms. The highest HADS-A (6.10; 95% CI 5.64–6.56), HADS-D (5.61; 95% CI 5.14–6.08), and HADS-T (11.71; 95% CI 10.84–12.58) scores were reported among respondents during phase 4 of the MCO. Partial least square-based structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) revealed that self-perceived health status, perceived susceptibility, and severity of COVID-19 have the greatest effect, leading to higher HADS-A, HADS-D, and HADS-T scores. CONCLUSION: Heightened psychological distress was evident in cancer survivors particularly during the enforcement of the MCO over COVID-19. Providing support to address cancer survivors’ psychological and emotional needs during the COVID-19 pandemic is essential.
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spelling pubmed-80165012021-04-02 Psychological distress among cancer survivors during implementation of a nationwide Movement Control Order over the COVID-19 pandemic Wong, Li Ping Lai, Lee Lee See, Mee Hoong Alias, Haridah Danaee, Mahmoud Ting, Chuo Yew Tok, Peter Seah Keng Support Care Cancer Original Article OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the psychological distress and its associated factors among cancer survivors in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: An anonymous Internet-based study was conducted between 23 April and 26 June 2020. During the study period, the country underwent phase 3 and phase 4 of the Movement Control Order (MCO), Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), and Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO). Psychological distress was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), which is a 14-item self-assessment scale for measuring distress (total HADS score; HADS-T) with two subscales, namely, anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D). Perceived threat of infection was measured based on the health belief model. RESULTS: From a total of 631 responses received, the proportion of participants with anxiety and depression symptoms (above threshold score of 8 on HADS-A and HADS-D) was 29.0 and 20.9%, respectively. Psychological distress (HADS-T > 16) was reported in 22.3% of the respondents. A total of 16.5% had combined anxiety and depression symptoms. The highest HADS-A (6.10; 95% CI 5.64–6.56), HADS-D (5.61; 95% CI 5.14–6.08), and HADS-T (11.71; 95% CI 10.84–12.58) scores were reported among respondents during phase 4 of the MCO. Partial least square-based structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) revealed that self-perceived health status, perceived susceptibility, and severity of COVID-19 have the greatest effect, leading to higher HADS-A, HADS-D, and HADS-T scores. CONCLUSION: Heightened psychological distress was evident in cancer survivors particularly during the enforcement of the MCO over COVID-19. Providing support to address cancer survivors’ psychological and emotional needs during the COVID-19 pandemic is essential. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021-04-01 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8016501/ /pubmed/33796935 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06182-0 Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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Wong, Li Ping
Lai, Lee Lee
See, Mee Hoong
Alias, Haridah
Danaee, Mahmoud
Ting, Chuo Yew
Tok, Peter Seah Keng
Psychological distress among cancer survivors during implementation of a nationwide Movement Control Order over the COVID-19 pandemic
title Psychological distress among cancer survivors during implementation of a nationwide Movement Control Order over the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Psychological distress among cancer survivors during implementation of a nationwide Movement Control Order over the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Psychological distress among cancer survivors during implementation of a nationwide Movement Control Order over the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Psychological distress among cancer survivors during implementation of a nationwide Movement Control Order over the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short Psychological distress among cancer survivors during implementation of a nationwide Movement Control Order over the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort psychological distress among cancer survivors during implementation of a nationwide movement control order over the covid-19 pandemic
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8016501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33796935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06182-0
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