Post-traumatic stress symptomatology and adjustment of medical oncology practice during the COVID-19 pandemic among adult patients with cancer in a day care hospital.
Florence JolyOlivier RigalLydia GuittetSophie Lefèvre-ArbogastJean-Michel GrellardGiulia BinarelliMarie LangeChantal RieuxMarie FernetteLaure TronFrançois GernierRomain TraversAdeline MorelDoriane RichardBénédicte GriffonAlexandra LeconteEtienne BastienFlorian QuilanLouis-Ferdinand PépinFabrice JardinMarianne LeheurteurBénédicte ClarisseJustine LequesneAudrey FaveyrialPublished in: Cancer (2021)
Twenty-one percent of patients with cancer experienced PTSD symptoms associated with poor QoL during the first COVID-19-induced lockdown. Medical oncology practice was adjusted in approximately one-quarter of patients and was associated with the occurrence of PTSD symptoms. Psychosocial support should be offered in cancer centers to promote emotional resilience and avoid PTSD symptoms in patients.
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