Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer patients, survivors and caregivers
Isabella Amaniera, Christina Bach, Carolyn Vachani, Margaret K. Hampshire, Karen Arnold‐Korzeniowski, Marisa Healy, Alexander Rodríguez, C. Misher, Laura Kendrick, James M. Metz, Christine E. Hill‐Kayser
Abstract
Our findings suggest that mental health during the pandemic in the cancer population may be impacted by social isolation, financial stress, and food insecurity, as well as stress regarding accessing cancer treatments. Awareness by psychosocial healthcare providers of need for resources to support these hardships, as well as framework to identify them, are essential elements of cancer-related care.
Topics & Concepts
PsychosocialPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCancerSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicinePsychologyPsychiatryGerontologyVirologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyInternal medicineOutbreakCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsCancer survivorship and carePalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues