Abdul R Jazieh1, Assia A Bensalem2, Adda Bounedjar3, Zineb Benbrahim4, Mohamed O Alorabi5, Atlal M Abusanad6, Emad M Tashkandi7, Muath Ama Alnassar8, Abdul Rad El Kinge9, Sana Al-Sukhun10, Abdullah Alsharm11, Hassan Errihani12, Nafisa A Abdelhafiez13, Mohammad Alkaiyat14, Hoda Jradi15. 1. Cincinnati Cancer Advisors, Cincinnati, OH, USA. 2. Medical Oncology Department, Établissement Hospitalier DIDOUCHE Mourad, Faculté de medicine, Université de Constantine 3, Constantine, Algeria. 3. Université Blida 1 Laboratoire de cancérologie, Faculté de Médecine, BP 270, Route de soumaa, Blida, Algeria. 4. Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Pharmacy of Fez, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco. 5. Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Oncology Department, Cairo, Egypt. 6. Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 7. College of Medicine, Umm Alqura University, Oncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. 8. Kuwait Cancer Control Cancer, Kuwait City, Kuwait. 9. Hematology Oncology Service, NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah University, Sharjah, UAE. 10. Hematology/Medical Oncology, Al-Hyatt Oncology Practice, Amman, Jordan. 11. Comprehensive Cancer Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 12. National Institute of Oncology, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco. 13. Department of Oncology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, MNGHA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 14. Department of Oncology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 15. College of Public Health & Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
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® 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.
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® 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.
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COVID-19; behaviors; cancer patients; coronavirus; pandemic; precautions
Authors: Gianluca Vanni; Marco Materazzo; Marco Pellicciaro; Sara Ingallinella; Maurizio Rho; Francesca Santori; Maria Cotesta; Jonathan Caspi; Anna Makarova; Chiara Adriana Pistolese; Oreste Claudio Buonomo Journal: In Vivo Date: 2020-06 Impact factor: 2.155
Authors: Mohammed K Al-Hanawi; Khadijah Angawi; Noor Alshareef; Ameerah M N Qattan; Hoda Z Helmy; Yasmin Abudawood; Mohammed Alqurashi; Waleed M Kattan; Nasser Akeil Kadasah; Gowokani Chijere Chirwa; Omar Alsharqi Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2020-05-27