Patients' expectations of preventive measures of medical institutions during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Germany in women with an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer: a cross-sectional, web-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify patient-approved contingency measures for protection of patients and healthcare workers (HCWs) from COVID-19 infection and to use these findings to improve staff's preparedness to cope with the course of this pandemic or similar situations.

Methods design, setting, participants, interventions

We conducted a cross-sectional, web-based survey of women with an increased risk of breast or ovarian cancer, regardless of whether they had experienced an active malignant disease during the pandemic. A self-reported questionnaire, developed for this study, was used to assess expectations and opinions about preventive measures within medical institutions.

Results

Sixty-four (71.9%) of the 89 potential participants responded to at least one question regardi

SUBMITTER: Schwab R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9096054 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature