Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Care Provision: a Cross-sectional Study of Egyptian Patients' Perspectives and Concerns
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Sponsor
- El Zaitoun Specialized Hospital
- Enrollment
- 300
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- patients' and survivors' perspective of their cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The situation of COVID-19 pandemic creates many challenges for cancer patients and caregivers. Some modifications in cancer management have been evolved from cancer societies and organizations to support oncology professionals as much as possible to deliver optimal care to their cancer patients in such exceptional circumstances, and to protect patients from infection with COVID-19 as much as possible.
Detailed Description
In oncology practice during this pandemic, many cancer patients still feeling uncertainty about their cancer management and treatment outcome . The study is aiming to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care from patients' and survivors' perspective.
Investigators
Aalaa Abdou
Principle Investigator
El Zaitoun Specialized Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •cancer patients or survivors in Egypt.
Exclusion Criteria
- •No exclusion criteria
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
patients' and survivors' perspective of their cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic
Time Frame: one month
measured by online survey to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care