Predictors of poor precautionary practices towards COVID-19 among cancer patients

被引：4

作者：

Jazieh, Abdul R. ^{[1
]}

Bensalem, Assia A. ^{[2
]}

Bounedjar, Adda ^{[3
]}

Benbrahim, Zineb ^{[4
]}

Alorabi, Mohamed O. ^{[5
]}

Abusanad, Atlal M. ^{[6
]}

Tashkandi, Emad M. ^{[7
]}

Alnassar, Muath A. M. A. ^{[8
]}

El Kinge, Abdul R. A. D. ^{[9
]}

Al-Sukhun, Sana ^{[10
]}

Alsharm, Abdullah ^{[11
]}

Errihani, Hassan ^{[12
]}

Abdelhafiez, Nafisa A. ^{[13
]}

Alkaiyat, Mohammad ^{[14
]}

Jradi, Hoda ^{[15
]}

机构：

[1] Cincinnati Canc Advisors, Cincinnati, OH 45212 USA

[2] Univ Constantine 3, Fac Med, Etab Hosp DIDOUCHE Mourad, Med Oncol Dept, Constantine, Algeria

[3] Univ Blida 1, Fac Med, Lab Cancerol, BP 270,Route Soumaa, Blida, Algeria

[4] Univ Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fac Med & Pharm Fez, Med Oncol, Fes, Morocco

[5] Ain Shams Fac Med, Clin Oncol Dept, Cairo, Egypt

[6] King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Med, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

[7] Umm Alqura Univ, Coll Med, Oncol Ctr, King Abdullah Med City, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

[8] Kuwait Canc Control Canc, Kuwait, Kuwait

[9] Sharjah Univ, NMC Royal Hosp Sharjah, Hematol Oncol Serv, Sharjah, U Arab Emirates

[10] Al Hyatt Oncol Practice, Hematol Med Oncol, Amman, Jordan

[11] King Fahad Med City, Comprehens Canc Ctr, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[12] Mohammed V Univ, Natl Inst Oncol, Rabat, Morocco

[13] King Abdul Aziz Med City, MNGHA, Dept Oncol, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[14] King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Univ Hlth Sci, King Abdullah Int Med Res Ctr, Dept Oncol, King Abdulaziz Med City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[15] King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Univ Hlth Sci, Coll Publ Hlth & Hlth Informat, King Abdullah Int Med Res Ctr, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

来源：

FUTURE ONCOLOGY | 2021年 / 17卷 / 35期

关键词：

behaviors; cancer patients; coronavirus; COVID-19; pandemic; precautions; ATTITUDES; KNOWLEDGE; OUTBREAK; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.2217/fon-2021-0193

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

Objective: Our study goal was to evaluate the behavioral response and practices of cancer patients to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the Middle East and north Africa. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a validated anonymous 45-question survey administered via SurveyMonkey(R) to cancer patients in 13 centers in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco and Saudi Arabia. Results: During the study period (from 21 April to 30 May 2020), 3642 patients participated in the study. The majority of patients (84.81%) were worried about contracting the infection. The reported strict adherence to precautions included avoiding the following actions: hand-shaking (77.40%), hugging and kissing (82.89%), social gathering (90.09%), meeting friends (84.68%) and visiting markets (75.65%). In a multivariate analysis, patients with poor precautionary practices were about twice as likely to cancel their medical appointment or a treatment session. Conclusion: Improving cancer patients' knowledge of and adherence to precautionary measures is needed not just to reduce the risk of acquiring infection but also to minimize the interruption of their medical care. Lay abstract COVID-19 poses a higher risk for patients with cancer than other patients; therefore, it is prudent that they adhere to precautionary measures to protect themselves from the infection. We conducted a study to evaluate the behaviors and practices of these patients in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle, East and North Africa. We developed a survey of 45 questions that was distributed in 13 centers in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco and Saudi Arabia between 21 April and 30 May 2020. About 85% of the 3642 patients who participated in the study were worried about contracting the infection. A substantial percentage of them (10-30%) were not adhering to various precautions and social distancing rules. On the other hand, 16% of them canceled medical appointments and 12% canceled treatment sessions. Our study showed the need for better adherence of patients with cancer to the infection precautions and most importantly, the need to have a better compliance with their treatment plans, such as keeping their scheduled appointments, to avoid harms from treatment delays.

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页码：4871 / 4882

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