{"title":"The Effect of COVID-19 on Oncology Care for Adolescents and Young Adults in Latin America.","authors":"Samantha L Wong, Emily Johnston, Nuria Rossell, Marcio Malogolowkin, Ligia Rios, Wendy Gómez García, Federico Antillon-Klussmann, Ligia Fu, Soad Fuentes-Alabi, Karina Quintero Delgado, Daniel Ortiz Morales, Carolina Rodriguez-Loza, Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano, Paola Friedrich, Elysia Alvarez","doi":"10.1089/jayao.2023.0140","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but little is known about how adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer were affected. Sixty-seven physicians and nonphysician providers were interviewed about their experiences caring for AYAs with cancer in Latin America. Quotes related to the COVID-19 pandemic were identified and grouped into themes. Barriers from the COVID-19 pandemic included limited space, restrictions on travel, reduced funding, limited staff, limited services, and changes to treatment. However, improvements to care that arose from the COVID-19 pandemic included better access to distance learning and telemedicine.</p>","PeriodicalId":14769,"journal":{"name":"Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology","volume":" ","pages":"703-707"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2023.0140","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/3/19 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ONCOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but little is known about how adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer were affected. Sixty-seven physicians and nonphysician providers were interviewed about their experiences caring for AYAs with cancer in Latin America. Quotes related to the COVID-19 pandemic were identified and grouped into themes. Barriers from the COVID-19 pandemic included limited space, restrictions on travel, reduced funding, limited staff, limited services, and changes to treatment. However, improvements to care that arose from the COVID-19 pandemic included better access to distance learning and telemedicine.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology (JAYAO) breaks new ground as the first cancer journal dedicated to all aspects of adolescent and young adult (AYA)-aged cancer patients and survivors. JAYAO is the only central forum for peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and research in the field, bringing together all AYA oncology stakeholders and professionals across disciplines, including clinicians, researchers, psychosocial and supportive care providers, and pediatric and adult cancer institutions.