Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown on Spanish oncological patients: a quantitative approach.

Background: This study analyses the levels of distress and related psychosocial factors among cancer patients during the Spanish lockdown due to COVID-19.

Methods: A total of 2,779 cancer patients took part in an observational and lateral study carried out between April 16, 2020 and April 25, 2020. An online questionnaire was distributed including distress-related variables, demographic variables, clinical variables about their oncological condition, socioeconomic variables and variables related to information management and social communication.