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                                                                <journal-id>j med educ family med</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Journal of Medical Education and Family Medicine</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">3023-7793</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Ataturk University</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.62425/jmefm.1607308</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>Primary Health Care</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Birinci Basamak Sağlık Hizmetleri</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>Evaluation of Anxiety Levels of Caregivers Whose Relatives are Cancer Patients During the Covid-19 Pandemic</article-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-5829</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Zortul</surname>
                                    <given-names>Sultan</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ERZURUM TORTUM İLÇE DEVLET HASTANESİ</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2991-5979</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Zortul</surname>
                                    <given-names>Abdulsamet</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Erzurum Şehir Hastanesi</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260430">
                    <day>04</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
                </pub-date>
                                        <volume>3</volume>
                                        <issue>1</issue>
                                        <fpage>18</fpage>
                                        <lpage>22</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20241225">
                        <day>12</day>
                        <month>25</month>
                        <year>2024</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20260422">
                        <day>04</day>
                        <month>22</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2024, Journal of Medical Education and Family Medicine</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2024</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Journal of Medical Education and Family Medicine</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the anxiety levels of individuals caring for cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine the factors associated with the discontinuation of caregiving. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 150 caregivers. A questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic characteristics and caregiving-related questions, together with the Beck Anxiety Inventory, was administered to the participants. Relationships between variables were analyzed using the chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, and Student’s t test/Mann–Whitney U test. A P value of &amp;lt;.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance. Results: Among the participants, 55.3% were found to have minimal or no anxiety. In addition, 35.3% reported that they had considered stopping caregiving. The consideration of the cessation of caregiving was significantly associated with educational level (P=.04) and smoking status (P=.01). Furthermore, female participants were observed to have higher levels of anxiety (P=.006). Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a considerable proportion of caregivers experienced anxiety symptoms, and certain sociodemographic factors were found to be associated with caregiving-related decisions. These findings highlight the importance of evaluating caregivers in terms of psychological support and follow-up.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Anxiety</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  COVID-19</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Pandemic</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  caregiver</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  cancer</kwd>
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