Managing the Journey of Patients under Chemotherapy in a Pandemic Era: A Nursing Perspective

Raffaella Gualandi; Anna De Benedictis; Maria Grazia De Marinis; Daniela Tartaglini

doi:10.1159/000513140

Managing the Journey of Patients under Chemotherapy in a Pandemic Era: A Nursing Perspective

Chemotherapy. 2021 Feb 4;65(5-6):1-4. doi: 10.1159/000513140. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Raffaella Gualandi¹, Anna De Benedictis², Maria Grazia De Marinis¹, Daniela Tartaglini¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Nursing, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy, a.debenedictis@unicampus.it.

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, cancer patients' care needs to be reconsidered by integrating the patient's clinical pathway with the hospital patient journey and the family context in a safe and patient-centered way. So far, no systematic reports are available regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care. This work gives a first overview of patients' care needs undergoing chemotherapy treatment from a nursing perspective.

Keywords: COVID-19; Chemotherapy; Nursing; Pandemic; Patient journey.

Publication types

Review