Rohilla Kusum K, Kalyani C Vasantha, Gupta Sweety, Gupta Amit, Gupta Manoj
College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.
Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2021 Dec 31;17(1):280-286. doi: 10.2174/1745017902117010280. eCollection 2021.
The recent pandemic of COVID-19 caused havoc on the health system globally and raised a lot of questions and issues. Treatment for cancer is an emergency that cannot be taken back, particularly in an era of global pandemics. Cancer treatment mainly includes chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, and palliative care, and because of the pandemic, all of these treatments are affected. The COVID-19 pandemic also had a potential effect on the quality of life and mental health of patients as well as health workers.
This systematic review was intended to discuss the quality of life of people with cancer in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic in India in the light of the best available facts.
An extensive literature search was done on PubMed, Medline, Embase, Clinical Key and Google Scholar databases till 3rd Feb 2021. Out of 1455 research articles, 06 research articles were included in this systematic review.
The results showed that cancer treatment delivery was as per standard safety protocol and the best treatment decisions were made by scheduling and setting priority. Till data, no direct research was conducted on the Indian continent to assess the quality of life of cancer patients in the COVID-19 era. The effect on the quality of life of cancer patients is very large and needs to be explored more by further research. Issues to be discussed with health care administrators and policy makers further. The tele-oncology method of cancer care delivery to patients is another rational option which is applicable as well.
This systematic review demonstrated up-to-date evidence regarding the quality of life of cancer patients in the COVID-19 era in India. No research has been done to assess the quality of life of cancer patients. Still, the area is unrevealed, but evidence from other global studies indicates an altered quality of life for cancer patients. To maintain quality of life, cancer physicians should make evidence-based decisions and incorporate multidisciplinary management into decision making.
近期的新冠疫情给全球卫生系统带来了严重破坏，并引发了诸多问题。癌症治疗是一项刻不容缓的紧急事务，尤其是在全球大流行的时代。癌症治疗主要包括化疗、手术、放疗和姑息治疗，而由于疫情，所有这些治疗都受到了影响。新冠疫情还对患者以及医护人员的生活质量和心理健康产生了潜在影响。
本系统评价旨在依据现有最佳事实，探讨印度新冠疫情时代癌症患者的生活质量。
截至2021年2月3日，在PubMed、Medline、Embase、Clinical Key和谷歌学术数据库中进行了广泛的文献检索。在1455篇研究文章中，有6篇研究文章被纳入本系统评价。
结果表明，癌症治疗按照标准安全方案进行，通过安排和确定优先级做出了最佳治疗决策。截至目前，尚未在印度大陆进行直接研究以评估新冠疫情时代癌症患者的生活质量。对癌症患者生活质量的影响非常大，需要通过进一步研究进行更多探索。有待与医疗保健管理人员和政策制定者进一步讨论相关问题。向患者提供癌症护理的远程肿瘤学方法也是一种适用的合理选择。
本系统评价展示了关于印度新冠疫情时代癌症患者生活质量的最新证据。尚未开展评估癌症患者生活质量的研究。尽管如此，该领域仍未被揭示，但其他全球研究的证据表明癌症患者的生活质量发生了改变。为维持生活质量，癌症医生应做出基于证据的决策，并将多学科管理纳入决策过程。
