Counting the social, psychological, and economic costs of COVID-19 for cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Cancer patients were particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic given their reliance on the healthcare system, and their weakened immune systems. This systematic review examines the social, psychological, and economic impacts of COVID-19 on cancer patients.

Methods

The systematic search, conducted in March 2021, captures the experience of COVID-19 Wave I, when the most severe restrictions were in place globally, from a patient perspective.

Results

The search yielded 56 studies reporting on the economic, social, and psychological impacts of COVID-19. The economic burden associated with cancer for patients during the pandemic included direct and indirect costs with both objective (i.e. financial burden) and subjective elements (finan

SUBMITTER: Kirby A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9188420 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature