Managing Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Point of View and Fears of Pediatric Cancer Patients' Families.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, changes had to be made to several management aspects at our Pediatric Oncology Unit. We investigated how the families perceived these changes. (2) Methods: Two questionnaires were developed at the Pediatric Oncology Unit of the Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori in Milan in order to explore how the pandemic had affected the experience of patients who had been or were being treated at our hospital, as well as their families. These questionnaires were administered to three groups of individuals. (3) Results: Between July and October 2020, 120 questionnaires were administered to parents of patients. The impact of school closures and the impossibility of attending sports and social activities outside the hospital were regarded as important, and it

SUBMITTER: Nigro O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9025749 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature