COVID-19 pandemisinin kemoterapi alan jinekolojik onkoloji hastalarına psikolojik etkileri

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Amaç: COVID-19'un olumsuz sonuçları kanser hastalarında psikolojik sorunlara neden olabilir. Bu çalışma, COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında jinekolojik onkoloji kliniğimizde kemoterapi alan jinekolojik onkoloji hastalarının düşünce, anksiyete ve depresyon düzeylerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Materyal ve Metod: 15 Mayıs 2020 - 1 Ağustos 2020 tarihleri arasında jinekolojik onkoloji kemoterapi ünitesine kemoterapi için başvuran 30 jinekolojik onkoloji hastası çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların COVID-19 hakkındaki görüşleri hasta bilgi formu kullanılarak toplandı ve anksiyete ve depresyon düzeylerini değerlendirmek için Beck depresyon envanteri (BDE) ve Beck anksiyete envanteri (BAI) ölçekleri kullanıldı. Bulgular: Ortalama BDÖ ve BAÖ puanları sırasıyla 16.80 ± 11.43 ve 14.50 ± 13.17 idi. Nüks ve birincil vakalar arasında anksiyete ve depresyon puanlarında fark bulunmadı. Ayrıca BDE ve BAI puanları arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki bulundu (r = 0,6969 p < 0,001). Yaş ile anksiyete ve depresyon puanları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki gözlenmedi. Sonuçlar: Pandemiler toplumda sosyal ve psikolojik sorunlara neden olabilir. Bu dönemlerde kanser hastaları hem birincil hastalıklarıyla hem de pandemilerin olumsuz sonuçlarıyla karşı karşıya kalmaktadır. Bu nedenle kanser hastaları pandemi sırasında tıbbi ve psikolojik olarak izlenmelidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19
• jinekolojik kanser
• psikolojik bakım
• yaşam kalitesi

Psychological effects of COVID-19 pandemic on gynaecologic oncology patients receiving chemotherapy

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Abstract Objective: Negative consequences of COVID-19 can cause psychological problems in cancer patients. This study aims to examine the thoughts, anxiety and depression levels of gynaecologic oncology patients who received chemotherapy in our gynaecologic oncology clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material Method: 30 gynaecologic oncology patients who applied to the gynaecologic oncology chemotherapy unit between 15 May 2020 and 1 August 2020 for chemotherapy were included. The opinions of the patients about COVID-19 were collected using the patient information form and Beck depression inventory (BDI) and Beck anxiety inventory (BAI) scales were used to evaluate anxiety and depression levels. Results: The mean BDI and BAI scores were 16.80 ± 11.43 and 14.50 ± 13.17, respectively. No difference was found in the anxiety and depression scores between relapse and primary cases. Furthermore, a positive significant correlation was found between the BDI and BAI scores (r = 0.6969 p < 0.001). No significant correlation was observed between age and anxiety and depression scores. Conclusion: Pandemics can cause social and psychological problems in society. During such periods, cancer patients face both their primary diseases and the negative consequences of pandemics. Thus, cancer patients should be medically and psychologically monitored during pandemics.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19
• gynecologic cancer
• psychological care
• quality of life

Etik Beyan

Approval was obtained from both the Institutional Review Board of our hospital (Decision number: 2020/53) and the Local Ethics Committee (No: 2020/53) for conducting the study.

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