Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural and urban cancer patients' experiences, health behaviors, and perceptions.
Anita R PeoplesLaura B OswaldJennifer OseBailee DanielsCaroline HimbertCassandra A HathawayBiljana GigicAnne C KirchhoffTengda LinDouglas GrossmanJonathan TwardThomas K VargheseJane C FigueiredoAdetunji T ToriolaAnna BeckCourtney ScaifeDavid ShibataPaul LaStayoBrian GonzalezKaren SalasAnjelica AshworthCindy MatsenCristina ChristensonDebra S MaHoward ColmanJason P HuntKevin B JonesCatherine J LeeMikaela LarsonTracy L OnegaWallace L AkerleyChristopher I LiMartin SchneiderFrank J PenedoErin M SiegelShelley S TworogerCornelia M UlrichPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2022)
These findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on cancer patients, with several challenges specific to rural patients. This comprehensive study provides unique insights into the first 6 months of COVID-19 pandemic-related experiences and continuity of care among rural and urban cancer patients predominantly from Utah. Further research is needed to better characterize the pandemic's short- and long-term effects on rural and urban cancer patients and appropriate interventions.
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