Childhood cancer survivorship care during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international report of practice implications and provider concerns.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Long-term follow-up (LTFU) care is essential to optimise health outcomes in childhood cancer survivors (CCS). We aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on LTFU services and providers.

Methods

A COVID-19 working group within the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group (IGHG) distributed a questionnaire to LTFU service providers in 37 countries across Europe, Asia, North America, Central/South America, and Australia. The questionnaire assessed how care delivery methods changed during the pandemic and respondents' level of worry about the pandemic's impact on LTFU care delivery, their finances, their health, and that of their family and friends.

Results

Among 226 institutions, providers from 178 (79%) responded. S

SUBMITTER: van den Oever SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8753338 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature