Loneliness and symptom burden in oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christine A MiaskowskiSteven M PaulKarin SnowbergMaura AbbottHala T BornoSusan M ChangLee May ChenBevin CohenBruce A CooperMarilyn J HammerStacey A KenfieldKord M KoberAngela LaffanJon D LevineRachel PozzarKim RhoadsKaty K TsaiErin L Van BlariganKatherine Van LoonPublished in: Cancer (2021)
Study findings suggest that a significant number of oncology patients are experiencing loneliness, most likely as a result of mandate social distancing and isolation procedures. The symptom burden of these patients is extremely high and warrants clinical evaluation and interventions.