Unemployment and Health-Related Quality of Life in Melanoma Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Guo, Yeye; Shen, Min; Zhang, Xu; Xiao, Yi; Yin, Mingzhu; Bu, Wenbo; Wang, Yan; Chen, Xiang; Su, Juan

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.630620

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“…In the COVID-19 epidemic, cancer patients are at greater risk for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) problems, anxiety, and mental and physical stress [ 9 ]. COVID-19 anxiety can influence cancer patients’ decision on seeking and continuing treatment.…”

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The Relationship between Coronavirus Anxiety, Mindfulness and Spiritual Health in Patients with Cancer: A Survey in Southeast Iran

Dehghan

Namjoo

Zarei

et al. 2021

Psychiatry Investig

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Objective The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 has caused major health problems, including anxiety in cancer patients worldwide. Spiritual health and mindfulness are considered as factors affecting anxiety. This study addressed the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety, spiritual health and mindfulness in patients with cancer.Methods One hundred and eighty-four cancer patients participated in this cross-sectional study. The data were collected with convenience sampling method from two oncology centers from 15 June to 15 July 2020 in the southeast Iran. Patients completed the Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Form, Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS), The Freiburg Mindfulness inventory-Short Form (FMI-SF) and Spiritual Health Scale.Results According to the psychological symptom subscale (CDAS), 61.4% of the participants had moderate to severe anxiety. According to the physical symptom subscale, 38% of the participants had moderate to severe anxiety. No significant association was found between corona disease anxiety and mindfulness/spiritual health (p>0.05).Conclusion The results of this study showed high levels of mental and physical anxiety and worries about COVID-19 disease in cancer patients, which led to challenges in their lives. It is necessary to review and implement effective interventions in future studies to prevent anxiety and its consequences in cancer patients.

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The Relationship between Coronavirus Anxiety, Mindfulness and Spiritual Health in Patients with Cancer: A Survey in Southeast Iran

Dehghan

Namjoo

Zarei

et al. 2021

Psychiatry Investig

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“…Patients suffering from melanoma have experienced particularly turbulent times which has negatively impacted their quality of life. [ 92 ] Significant changes in melanoma practices during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a diagnostic delay translating to thicker tumors at presentation. [ 93 94 ] Oncologists, including those in areas which are heavily burdened by COVID-19, have successfully managed to maintain the high-level standard of skin cancer care with immunotherapeutic agents.…”

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Clinical Dermatology and COVID-19 Pandemic

Mintoff

Chatterjee

Podder

et al. 2021

Indian Journal of Dermatology

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The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has radical repercussions on every aspect of medical science, including dermatology. The magnitude of the impact on clinical dermatology cannot be overemphasized. Dermatologists have been forced to modify and reconsider the way they consult patients. Teledermatology has come up in a big way, with most of the clinicians resorting to technology and software-based consultations. Management of different dermatological conditions like papulosquamous disorders, vesiculobullous disorders, malignancies, etc., needs to be modified as per the different recommendations proposed by expert panels. This review is an attempt to highlight the impact of this destructive pandemic on various aspects of clinical dermatology.

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“…As a result, unemployment has been identified as a potential source of negative health-related quality of life (HRQOL), which measures physical, psychological, and emotional well-being. According to a growing body of data, unemployment has a significant, detrimental impact on the quality of life in the general population, according to a growing body of data [20][21][22][23][24].…”

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The combination of job content, work structure, technology, and environmental circumstances, and the employees' own abilities, resources, and requirements can create psychosocial hazards. All of these factors can influence work-related stress. There are several ways to treat this type of stress, one of which is pharmacological treatments. Stress medications reduce the symptoms of anxiety, such as fear, anxiety, and panic attacks, by acting on the brain and body. Anti-stress medications are not a definitive treatment for anxiety and stress disorders, but they can help reduce symptoms. Furthermore, new sociocultural and medical information has increased awareness of the importance of the workplace as a social predictor of health. Compared with women, men have a significantly lower level of assessment of their own health status, and women have a significantly lower indicator of physical functioning and vital activity than men of working age. There was a significant difference in the quality of life of the working-age population, depending on age and gender, in the groups of 21-27 years, 28-35 years, and 36-40 years. Among men of working-age with higher education, their own assessment of the state of health was significantly lower than that of men with specialized secondary education, and life activity was reduced, the presence of depressive, anxious experiences, and mental distress was characteristic, social contacts were limited, the level of communication was reduced, and the emotional state interfered with the performance of work or other daily activities. In the group of men with higher education, compared with women with higher education, the number of points on the SF-36 questionnaire scale, which reflects the psychological component as a whole, was significantly lower. A comparison of the parameters that characterize the quality of life, depending on the work place, revealed significant differences in the group of able-bodied women working in industrial enterprises and those of the service sector.

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Unemployment and Health-Related Quality of Life in Melanoma Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 19 publications

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The Relationship between Coronavirus Anxiety, Mindfulness and Spiritual Health in Patients with Cancer: A Survey in Southeast Iran

The Relationship between Coronavirus Anxiety, Mindfulness and Spiritual Health in Patients with Cancer: A Survey in Southeast Iran

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