Open AccessCOVID-19 Outbreak and Consequent Delays in Schedules of the Breast Clinic: Effects on Patients’ Breast and Emotional Symptoms
Author(s) -
Sadaf Alipour,
Ashraf Moini,
Marzieh Orouji,
Azin Saberi,
Mandana Motamedi,
Amirhossein Eskandari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
meme sağlığı dergisi/meme sağlığı dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1306-0953
pISSN - 1306-0945
DOI - 10.5152/ejbh.2020.5903
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , outbreak , family medicine , pediatrics , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
The pandemic of COVID-19 has affected many aspects of life, and emotional symptoms have been reported to worsen during this time. Also, elective visits in the Breast Clinic have been cancelled or postponed based on the priorities defined in local and international guidelines. Our aim was to investigate the effect of these delays on the breast symptoms and emotional status of our patients.