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Experiencing the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Whilst Living With Cancer

Page, A, Broom, A, Kenny, K, Lwin, Z, Wakefield, CE, Itchins, M and Khasraw, Mustafa 2022, Experiencing the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Whilst Living With Cancer, Qualitative Health Research, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 426-439, doi: 10.1177/10497323211057082.

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Title Experiencing the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Whilst Living With Cancer
Author(s) Page, A
Broom, A
Kenny, K
Lwin, Z
Wakefield, CE
Itchins, M
Khasraw, MustafaORCID iD for Khasraw, Mustafa orcid.org/0000-0003-3249-9849
Journal name Qualitative Health Research
Volume number 32
Issue number 3
Start page 426
End page 439
Total pages 14
Publisher SAGE PublicationS
Place of publication London, Eng.
Publication date 2022-02
ISSN 1049-7323
1552-7557
Keyword(s) cancer
care
patient experience
oncology
pandemic
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
qualitative interviews
telehealth
trial
distance
vulnerability
Australia
Summary The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has resulted in considerable consequences for many cancer patients, exacerbating pre-existing systemic health system limitations as well as creating new challenges. From socially distanced clinics and the widespread introduction of telehealth, to the halting of clinical trials and the reassessment of what constitutes “essential” treatment, care in oncology has abruptly changed. There is currently limited analysis of cancer patients’ experiences of the pandemic and its impacts on illness, wellness, and everyday life. Through semi-structured interviews with 54 people living with cancer during the 2020 phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Australia, we explore how patients experience illness and care in reflecting upon a range of pandemic challenges, including delay, distance, and vulnerability. We find that in some cases, these pandemic conditions redefined the meaning of essential cancer care, reconfigured expectations around clinical trials, constructed new affective distances, and amplified dread and fear for people living with cancer.
Language eng.
DOI 10.1177/10497323211057082
Field of Research 11 Medical and Health Sciences
16 Studies in Human Society
17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Free to Read? Yes
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30162952

Document type: Journal Article
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