Open AccessManaging the Journey of Patients under Chemotherapy in a Pandemic Era: A Nursing Perspective
Author(s) -
Raffaella Gualandi,
Anna De Benedictis,
Maria Grazia De Marinis,
Daniela Tartaglini
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.539
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1421-9794
pISSN - 0009-3157
DOI - 10.1159/000513140
Subject(s) - pandemic , perspective (graphical) , context (archaeology) , medicine , nursing , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , history , disease , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Background: 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.