COVID-19 pandemic: quality of life of patients with cancer

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the quality of life of people with cancer undergoing cancer treatment during the covid-19 pandemic and possible associations with sociodemographic and clinical data. Method: descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional  study. Eighty people with cancer treated at the outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital were interviewed, using the World Health Organization Quality of Life and a sociodemographic and clinical data questionnaire. Results: 35 men and 45 women participated, 100% had a regular mean quality of life score. It was found that there is a correlation only between the psychological domain and age (p= 0.03), the statistical tests pointed to a tendency for men to present higher scores in all domains, but without scientific affirmation (p>0.05), noting that the other variables do not show a statistical tendency of significance. Conclusion: The quality of life of study participants was interpreted as regular; with a lower score in the physical domain; 56 (70%) participants reported that the pandemic did not interfere with treatment.