The Patient's Point of View: COVID-19 and Neuroendocrine Tumor Disease.

ABSTRACT: The assessment of cancer patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic has been mainly reported from a physician's perspective. Patients with rare tumor entities such as neuroendocrine tumors (NET), which require a complex and specialized care infrastructure, were highly affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Using a structured questionnaire consisting of a general section on the disease and a special COVID-19 section to record medical care, vaccination behavior as well as social and psycho-emotional parameters were collected from NET patients. The survey was distributed via direct medical contact and via the patient organization NETZWERK NeT. A total of 684 patients participated in the survey and 79.2% (n = 542) of the participants answered the questionnaire completely (54 questions). Patient chara

SUBMITTER: Krug S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8833713 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature