Post‐traumatic stress symptomatology and adjustment of medical oncology practice during the COVID‐19 pandemic among adult patients with cancer in a day care hospital

Abstract

Twenty-one percent of patients with cancer experienced PTSD symptoms associated with poor QoL during the first COVID-19-induced lockdown. Medical oncology practice was adjusted in approximately one-quarter of patients and was associated with the occurrence of PTSD symptoms. Psychosocial support should be offered in cancer centers to promote emotional resilience and avoid PTSD symptoms in patients.