Objective: The Covid -19 pandemic has had a major influence on the organization of cancer care. Little is known about how patients with cancer and their relatives experienced this period. This study explored these experiences and levels of distress and resilience of Dutch cancer patients and their family caregivers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Methods: The qualitative design included in-depth interviews with cancer patients and their family caregivers to explore their experiences. The distress thermometer (NCCN-DT) and resilience questionnaire (CD-RISC2) were used for contextualizing. Data were analyzed by thematic analysis and descriptive statistics.
Results: 40 patients with breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, or melanoma who received active systemic anti-cancer therapy, were included with a median age of 60 years[SD11.1]. We also included fourteen family caregivers with a median age of 60 years [SD8.6].Five themes were identified: (1) Living with cancer during Covid-19, (2) Changes in cancer care, (3) Information and support, (4) Safety inside the hospital, and (5) Impact of vaccination. The mean score of NCCN-DT was 2.9[SD2.4] for patients and 4.3[SD2.7] for family caregivers. Mean score of CD-RISC2 was 6.6[SD1.4] for patients and 7.2[SD1] for family caregivers.
Conclusions: Patients felt vulnerable during the pandemic and were strict in following the safety precautions. The limited companionship of family caregivers was experienced as the biggest restraint. In general, they felt safe inside the hospital. Vaccination brought some relief. Patients were satisfied with the provided support, but areas were identified which are amenable for redesigning care processes.
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