Quality of life in cancer patients during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic: A systematic review study
Background and aims: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused various psychosocial problems in many people worldwide. Patients with cancer are at higher risk of dying from COVID-19 because of their physical conditions. For this purpose, this research focused on reviewing studies on the quality...
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author | Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe Arina Kiani Alireza Alesadi Sani Alireza Mohammadi Sangachin Doost Vahid Savabi Niri |
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description | Background and aims: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused various psychosocial problems in many people worldwide. Patients with cancer are at higher risk of dying from COVID-19 because of their physical conditions. For this purpose, this research focused on reviewing studies on the quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients during the outbreak of COVID-19. Methods: In this study, several keywords, including cancer, quality of life, and COVID-19, in the abstract and title of articles published in 2020 (May) and 2022 (June) in reputable international scientific databases were searched in Google Scholar, ISI, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and PubMed databases. The PRISMA checklist was used to review the quality of the articles. Results: Based on the reviewed studies, it was found that cancer patients had high levels of depression, anxiety, insomnia, stress, and death anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Home quarantine, fear of COVID-19, and limited access to a doctor and medication also reduced the QoL of cancer patients. Female gender, low income, old age, inappropriate lifestyle, lack of social support, low level of education, physical activity, marital status, and duration of illness were among the factors aggravating mental disorders in cancer. Conclusion: The findings indicated a decrease in the QoL in cancer patients. Given that it is unclear how long COVID-19 mutates as a pandemic, tele-mental health care is one of the solutions that can improve the QoL of cancer patients by providing timely services. |
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spelling | doaj.art-7e7d91acc7e745b8a9507a420781786a2023-04-05T10:04:41ZengShahrekord University of Medical SciencesJournal of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences2717-00712023-01-01251485510.34172/jsums.2023.654jskums-654Quality of life in cancer patients during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic: A systematic review studyFarzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe0Arina Kiani1Alireza Alesadi Sani2Alireza Mohammadi Sangachin Doost3Vahid Savabi Niri4Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IranM.A Student of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Kurdistan, Kurdistan, IranMaster of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Anar Branch, Kerman, IranM.A in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, IranMaster of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, IranBackground and aims: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused various psychosocial problems in many people worldwide. Patients with cancer are at higher risk of dying from COVID-19 because of their physical conditions. For this purpose, this research focused on reviewing studies on the quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients during the outbreak of COVID-19. Methods: In this study, several keywords, including cancer, quality of life, and COVID-19, in the abstract and title of articles published in 2020 (May) and 2022 (June) in reputable international scientific databases were searched in Google Scholar, ISI, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and PubMed databases. The PRISMA checklist was used to review the quality of the articles. Results: Based on the reviewed studies, it was found that cancer patients had high levels of depression, anxiety, insomnia, stress, and death anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Home quarantine, fear of COVID-19, and limited access to a doctor and medication also reduced the QoL of cancer patients. Female gender, low income, old age, inappropriate lifestyle, lack of social support, low level of education, physical activity, marital status, and duration of illness were among the factors aggravating mental disorders in cancer. Conclusion: The findings indicated a decrease in the QoL in cancer patients. Given that it is unclear how long COVID-19 mutates as a pandemic, tele-mental health care is one of the solutions that can improve the QoL of cancer patients by providing timely services.https://j.skums.ac.ir/PDF/jskums-25-48.pdfcovid-19cancer patientsquality of lifesystematic review |
spellingShingle | Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe Arina Kiani Alireza Alesadi Sani Alireza Mohammadi Sangachin Doost Vahid Savabi Niri Quality of life in cancer patients during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic: A systematic review study Journal of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences covid-19 cancer patients quality of life systematic review |
title | Quality of life in cancer patients during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic: A systematic review study |
title_full | Quality of life in cancer patients during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic: A systematic review study |
title_fullStr | Quality of life in cancer patients during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic: A systematic review study |
title_full_unstemmed | Quality of life in cancer patients during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic: A systematic review study |
title_short | Quality of life in cancer patients during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic: A systematic review study |
title_sort | quality of life in cancer patients during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic a systematic review study |
topic | covid-19 cancer patients quality of life systematic review |
url | https://j.skums.ac.ir/PDF/jskums-25-48.pdf |
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