TY  - JOUR
AU  - Eckford, Rachel
AU  - Gaisser, Andrea
AU  - Arndt, Volker
AU  - Baumann, Michael
AU  - Kludt, Evelyn
AU  - Mehlis, Katja
AU  - Ubels, Jasper
AU  - Winkler, Eva C
AU  - Weg-Remers, Susanne
AU  - Schlander, Michael
TI  - The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cancer Patients in Germany: Impact on Treatment, Follow-Up Care and Psychological Burden.
JO  - Frontiers in Public Health
VL  - 9
SN  - 2296-2565
CY  - Lausanne
PB  - Frontiers Media
M1  - DKFZ-2022-00390
SP  - 788598
PY  - 2022
N1  - #EA:C100#LA:C100#
AB  - In response to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, governments imposed various measures to decrease the rate of disease spread, and health care policy makers prioritized resource allocation to accommodate COVID-19 patients. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in Germany (July 2020-June 2021) to assess the frequency of changes to cancer care among cancer patients and to explore the psychological impact of the pandemic writ large. Cancer patients who contacted the Cancer Information Service (Krebsinformationsdienst, KID) of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) via email were invited to complete an online questionnaire, capturing demographics, cancer specifics (e.g., type, disease phase, primary place of treatment, etc.), and any changes to their medical, follow-up, psycho-oncological or nursing care. General level of psychological distress was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) along with face-validated items regarding worries and social isolation specific to the pandemic. In total, 13
KW  - COVID-19 (Other)
KW  - anxiety (Other)
KW  - cancer care (Other)
KW  - changes in treatment (Other)
KW  - depression (Other)
KW  - health care management (Other)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:35223757
C2  - pmc:PMC8865576
DO  - DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2021.788598
UR  - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/178974
ER  -