COVID-19 Pandemisinin İlk Aylarında Kanser Hastalarında Kaygı Düzeyleri
Sağlık Bilimlerinde Değer(2023)
Abstract
Aim: COVID-19 remains the biggest health crisis in the age we live in. It is obvious that this pandemic will cause psychological and physical disorders. The aim of this study is to investigate the frequency of anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in patients with cancer and the factors that may affect it. Material and Methods: This is an observational, single-center study involving 235 cancer patients admitted to our outpatient clinic. The Turkish validated "Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7" questionnaire form was preferred to evaluate patients' anxiety levels. We also asked patients how long they thought about COVID-19 during the day. Results: More than one-third of the cancer patients had high and severe anxiety levels because of COVID-19. Severe anxiety was significantly higher in patients with metastatic disease (p
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Key words
Anxiety,Pandemics
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