Stress, anxiety, and illness perception in patients experiencing delay in operative care due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, the US Surgeon General ordered hospitals and healthcare systems to stop all elective surgical procedures. The aim of our study was to evaluate the additional mental health impact of surgical delay on patients awaiting surgery for benign, pre-malignant and malignant conditions within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study design

All patients over the age of 18 awaiting surgery for benign, pre-malignant or malignant conditions within the gynecologic oncology, surgical oncology and colorectal services across Northwell Health were eligible for participation. Upon successful enrollment, participants completed a baseline questionnaire consisting of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire, the Penn State Wor

SUBMITTER: Soloff MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10422101 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature