Mental health and adherence to covid-19 protective behaviors among cancer patients during the covid-19 pandemic : An international, multinational cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorKassianos, Angelos P.
dc.contributor.authorGeorgiou, Alexandros
dc.contributor.authorKyprianidou, Maria
dc.contributor.authorLamnisos, Demetris
dc.contributor.authorĻubenko, Jeļena
dc.contributor.authorPresti, Giovambattista
dc.contributor.authorSquatrito, Valeria
dc.contributor.authorConstantinou, Marios
dc.contributor.authorNicolaou, Christiana
dc.contributor.authorPapacostas, Savvas
dc.contributor.authorAydin, Gökçen
dc.contributor.authorChong, Yuen Yu
dc.contributor.authorChien, Wai Tong
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Ho Yu
dc.contributor.authorRuiz, Francisco J.
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Martin, Maria B.
dc.contributor.authorObando, Diana
dc.contributor.authorSegura-Vargas, Miguel A.
dc.contributor.authorVasiliou, Vasilis S.
dc.contributor.authorMcHugh, Louise
dc.contributor.authorHöfer, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorBaban, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorNeto, David Dias
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, Ana Nunes
dc.contributor.authorMonestès, Jean Louis
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez-Galvez, Javier
dc.contributor.authorBlarrina, Marisa Paez
dc.contributor.authorMontesinos, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorSalas, Sonsoles Valdivia
dc.contributor.authorŐri, Dorottya
dc.contributor.authorKleszcz, Bartosz
dc.contributor.authorLappalainen, Raimo
dc.contributor.authorIvanović, Iva
dc.contributor.authorGosar, David
dc.contributor.authorDionne, Frederick
dc.contributor.authorMerwin, Rhonda M.
dc.contributor.authorChatzittofis, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorKonstantinou, Evangelia
dc.contributor.authorEconomidou, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorGloster, Andrew T.
dc.contributor.authorKarekla, Maria
dc.contributor.authorConstantinidou, Anastasia
dc.contributor.institutionPsychology Laboratory
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-22T14:55:01Z
dc.date.available2022-02-22T14:55:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-01
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
dc.description.abstractA population-based cross-sectional study was conducted during the first COVID-19 wave, to examine the impact of COVID-19 on mental health using an anonymous online survey, enrolling 9565 individuals in 78 countries. The current sub-study examined the impact of the pandemic and the associated lockdown measures on the mental health, and protective behaviors of cancer patients in comparison to non-cancer participants. Furthermore, 264 participants from 30 different countries reported being cancer patients. The median age was 51.5 years, 79.9% were female, and 28% had breast cancer. Cancer participants reported higher self-efficacy to follow recommended national guidelines regarding COVID-19 protective behaviors compared to non-cancer participants (p < 0.01). They were less stressed (p < 0.01), more psychologically flexible (p < 0.01), and had higher levels of positive affect compared to non-cancer participants. Amongst cancer participants, the majority (80.3%) reported COVID-19, not their cancer, as their priority during the first wave of the pandemic and females reported higher levels of stress compared to males. In conclusion, cancer participants appeared to have handled the unpredictable nature of the first wave of the pandemic efficiently, with a positive attitude towards an unknown and otherwise frightening situation. Larger, cancer population specific and longitudinal studies are warranted to ensure adequate medical and psychological care for cancer patients.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent332045
dc.identifier.citationKassianos, A P, Georgiou, A, Kyprianidou, M, Lamnisos, D, Ļubenko, J, Presti, G, Squatrito, V, Constantinou, M, Nicolaou, C, Papacostas, S, Aydin, G, Chong, Y Y, Chien, W T, Cheng, H Y, Ruiz, F J, Garcia-Martin, M B, Obando, D, Segura-Vargas, M A, Vasiliou, V S, McHugh, L, Höfer, S, Baban, A, Neto, D D, da Silva, A N, Monestès, J L, Alvarez-Galvez, J, Blarrina, M P, Montesinos, F, Salas, S V, Őri, D, Kleszcz, B, Lappalainen, R, Ivanović, I, Gosar, D, Dionne, F, Merwin, R M, Chatzittofis, A, Konstantinou, E, Economidou, S, Gloster, A T, Karekla, M & Constantinidou, A 2021, 'Mental health and adherence to covid-19 protective behaviors among cancer patients during the covid-19 pandemic : An international, multinational cross-sectional study', Cancers, vol. 13, no. 24, 6294. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13246294
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/cancers13246294
dc.identifier.issn2072-6694
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/7640
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85121054127&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofCancers
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectCancer patients
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectHealth behaviors
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectProtection behaviors
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject1.6 Biological sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectOncology
dc.subjectCancer Research
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleMental health and adherence to covid-19 protective behaviors among cancer patients during the covid-19 pandemic : An international, multinational cross-sectional studyen
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