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A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cancer Care of Adolescents and Young Adults

We aimed to describe the negative and positive impacts of changes in cancer care delivery due to COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) in Canada, as well as the correlates of negative impact and their perspectives on optimization of cancer care. We conducted an online, self-admin...

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Autores principales: Howden, Kaitlyn, Glidden, Camille, Romanescu, Razvan G., Hatala, Andrew, Scott, Ian, Deleemans, Julie, Chalifour, Karine, Eaton, Geoff, Gupta, Abha A., Bolton, James M., Mahar, Alyson L., Garland, Sheila N., Oberoi, Sapna
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8395398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34436044
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28040278
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author Howden, Kaitlyn
Glidden, Camille
Romanescu, Razvan G.
Hatala, Andrew
Scott, Ian
Deleemans, Julie
Chalifour, Karine
Eaton, Geoff
Gupta, Abha A.
Bolton, James M.
Mahar, Alyson L.
Garland, Sheila N.
Oberoi, Sapna
author_facet Howden, Kaitlyn
Glidden, Camille
Romanescu, Razvan G.
Hatala, Andrew
Scott, Ian
Deleemans, Julie
Chalifour, Karine
Eaton, Geoff
Gupta, Abha A.
Bolton, James M.
Mahar, Alyson L.
Garland, Sheila N.
Oberoi, Sapna
author_sort Howden, Kaitlyn
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description We aimed to describe the negative and positive impacts of changes in cancer care delivery due to COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) in Canada, as well as the correlates of negative impact and their perspectives on optimization of cancer care. We conducted an online, self-administered survey of AYAs with cancer living in Canada between January and February 2021. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with a negative impact on cancer care. Of the 805 participants, 173 (21.5%) experienced a negative impact on their cancer care including delays in diagnostic tests (11.9%), cancer treatment (11.4%), and appointments (11.1%). A prior diagnosis of mental or chronic physical health condition, an annual income of <20,000 CAD, ongoing cancer treatment, and province of residence were independently associated with a negative cancer care impact (p-value < 0.05). The majority (n = 767, 95.2%) stated a positive impact of the changes to cancer care delivery, including the implementation of virtual healthcare visits (n = 601, 74.6%). Pandemic-related changes in cancer care delivery have unfavorably and favorably influenced AYAs with cancer. Interventions to support AYAs who are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of the pandemic, and the thoughtful integration of virtual care into cancer care delivery models is essential.
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spelling pubmed-83953982021-08-28 A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cancer Care of Adolescents and Young Adults Howden, Kaitlyn Glidden, Camille Romanescu, Razvan G. Hatala, Andrew Scott, Ian Deleemans, Julie Chalifour, Karine Eaton, Geoff Gupta, Abha A. Bolton, James M. Mahar, Alyson L. Garland, Sheila N. Oberoi, Sapna Curr Oncol Article We aimed to describe the negative and positive impacts of changes in cancer care delivery due to COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) in Canada, as well as the correlates of negative impact and their perspectives on optimization of cancer care. We conducted an online, self-administered survey of AYAs with cancer living in Canada between January and February 2021. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with a negative impact on cancer care. Of the 805 participants, 173 (21.5%) experienced a negative impact on their cancer care including delays in diagnostic tests (11.9%), cancer treatment (11.4%), and appointments (11.1%). A prior diagnosis of mental or chronic physical health condition, an annual income of <20,000 CAD, ongoing cancer treatment, and province of residence were independently associated with a negative cancer care impact (p-value < 0.05). The majority (n = 767, 95.2%) stated a positive impact of the changes to cancer care delivery, including the implementation of virtual healthcare visits (n = 601, 74.6%). Pandemic-related changes in cancer care delivery have unfavorably and favorably influenced AYAs with cancer. Interventions to support AYAs who are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of the pandemic, and the thoughtful integration of virtual care into cancer care delivery models is essential. MDPI 2021-08-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8395398/ /pubmed/34436044 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28040278 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Howden, Kaitlyn
Glidden, Camille
Romanescu, Razvan G.
Hatala, Andrew
Scott, Ian
Deleemans, Julie
Chalifour, Karine
Eaton, Geoff
Gupta, Abha A.
Bolton, James M.
Mahar, Alyson L.
Garland, Sheila N.
Oberoi, Sapna
A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cancer Care of Adolescents and Young Adults
title A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cancer Care of Adolescents and Young Adults
title_full A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cancer Care of Adolescents and Young Adults
title_fullStr A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cancer Care of Adolescents and Young Adults
title_full_unstemmed A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cancer Care of Adolescents and Young Adults
title_short A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cancer Care of Adolescents and Young Adults
title_sort cross-sectional survey exploring the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the cancer care of adolescents and young adults
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8395398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34436044
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28040278
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