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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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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 |
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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/). |
spellingShingle | Article 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 |
topic | Article |
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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