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- Title
Cancer care in the COVID-19 era and psychosocial impacts on oncology nursing in Brazil.
- Authors
Augustinho Teixeira, Tamara Otsuru; Gomes Carvalho, Leticia; Gasparini Camargo, Guilherme; Lopes De Domenico, Edvane Birelo
- Abstract
Introduction: Globally, Brazil has the third highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and the second highest number of deaths related to COVID-19 at the time of writing. Maintaining cancer care has been a challenge for patient safety and for the physical and mental health of oncology nurses. Objectives: To describe which effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care could already be evaluated and to identify the psychosocial impact on cancer nurses in Brazil. Method: Reflective, analytical, qualitative study. Results: Although the Brazilian cancer care policy has reached important achievements in overcoming access barriers to cancer diagnosis and treatment over the past decade, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused losses of timely access to health services for patients with cancer, which has compromised screening, early diagnosis and treatment, and patient follow-up. Oncology nurses have actively participated in the management and assistance strategies during the pandemic. This path has generated an increase in oncol- ogy nurses’ workload, leading to physical and mental stress and anxiety related to the fear of contagion for themselves and their family. Conclusion: The pandemic has affected the care of cancer patients, with the potential to suffer greater losses because of reductions in screening, early diagnosis and treatment, and patient follow-up. In addition to the worsening of the cancer setting, the COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed Brazilian oncology nurses, physically and mentally.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ONCOLOGY nursing; CANCER treatment; SERVICES for cancer patients; MEDICAL care; PSYCHIATRIC nursing; COVID-19
- Publication
Ecancermedicalscience, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 1316-1337, p1
- ISSN
1754-6605
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3332/ecancer.2021.1331