The psychological challenges for oncological patients in times of COVID-19 pandemic: telemedicine, a solution?

Future Oncol. 2020 Oct;16(29):2265-2268. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0552. Epub 2020 Jul 13.

Authors

Estelle Caroline Schade¹, Ronaldo Elkaddoum², Hampig Raphael Kourie²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Department of Hematology-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beiurt, Lebanon.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; cancer-related distress; patient; psycho-oncology; psychology; telemedicine.

Publication types

Editorial
Review

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / psychology
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Humans
Infection Control / standards
Medical Oncology / methods
Medical Oncology / organization & administration*
Medical Oncology / standards
Neoplasms / mortality
Neoplasms / psychology
Neoplasms / therapy*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / psychology
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Quarantine / psychology
Quarantine / standards
SARS-CoV-2
Stress, Psychological / psychology
Stress, Psychological / rehabilitation*
Telemedicine / organization & administration*
Telemedicine / standards