| Literature DB >> 33631953 |
Samiha Alom1,2, Chun Ming Chiu3,2, Ashwarya Jha4, Sheung Heng Daniel Lai5, Thomas Ho Lai Yau6, Amer Harky7.
Abstract
This systematic review aims to gather primary data from cancer institutions that have implemented changes to cancer service provision amid the COVID-19 outbreak to inform future intervention and health care facility response strategies. A comprehensive literature search was done on Global Health Medline and EMBASE using pertinent key words and MeSH terms relating to COVID-19 and Cancer service provision. A total of 72 articles were selected for inclusion in this systematic review. Following the narrative synthesis that was conducted of the literature, 6 core themes that encompassed common cancer service intervention adopted by institutions were identified: (1) Testing and Tracking, (2) Outreach and Communication, (3) Protection, (4) Social Distancing (5) Treatment Management, (6) Service Restructuring. Since cancer patients are a high-risk population amid the COVID-19 pandemic, these areas of targeted intervention can be used to inform necessary actions in institutions facing similar risks, based on previous learning from numerous cancer centers globally.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; cancer; care organization; service provision
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33631953 DOI: 10.1177/1073274821997425
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Control ISSN: 1073-2748 Impact factor: 3.302