Effects on the integrated treatment of colorectal cancer patients during COVID-19 epidemic in China : a cross-sectional study

Objective: To understand the treatment status and effects on colorectal cancer (CRC) patients in China during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provide evidence for decision-making for health-care workers. Methods: The method of cross-sectional study was applied. A questionnaire survey of CRC patients in China was carried out. Their basic and treatment information during the COVID-19 were collected and associated effects on treatment, nursing, state of psychology and needs of social support were analyzed. Results: Of the 1147 participants in the study, 635 (55.4%) were male and 512 (44.6%) were female with mean age of (52.8±12.8) years. The treatment or follow up of 896 (78.1%) CRC patients were affected during the COVID-19 outbreak. A total of 253 patients (22.1%) had their treatment regiments changed, of whom 141 (12.3%) had their chemotherapy regiments postponed or changed, and 83 patients (7.2%) had their surgical treatment affected. Among the above 83 patients, 39 patients (3.4%) underwent emergency surgery. A total of 277 patients (24.1%) had their out-of-hospital care needs affected, mainly due to maintenance of PICC (49.5%, 137/277). CRC patients had poorer sleep quality and increased levels of insomnia than before (P<0.001), and were more distressed, anxious, depressed, and angry than they were before. They presented the more requirements of help (P<0.001). In addition, 376 patients (32.8%) had received telemedicine services, but only 36.4% (137/376) of them were satisfied. Conclusions: The COVID-19 epidemic has effect on the integrated treatment of CRC patients include diagnosis, treatment, examination and prognosis. While protecting CRC patients from being infected with SARS-CoV-2, health-care workers should also actively help them to receive timely and correct treatment and pay attention to their nursing, nutritional, psychological and social support needs in the COVID-19 epidemic.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Zhonghua wei chang wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of gastrointestinal surgery - 23(2020), 8 vom: 25. Aug., Seite 795-800

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Y [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Z Y [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Y K [VerfasserIn]
Wang, H Y [VerfasserIn]
Chen, J J [VerfasserIn]
Song, C [VerfasserIn]
Gu, J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Colorectal neoplasms
Cross-sectional study
Journal Article

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Date Completed 21.08.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20200416-00219

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313849706