ReviewPreventive medicine reports2021
Interruption of cancer screening services due to COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from previous disasters.
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- Healthcare access, attitudes and behaviours among Navajo adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2024Article
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- A literature review on the impact of disasters on healthcare systems, the role of nursing in disaster management, and strategies for cancer care delivery in disaster-affected populations.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Review
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on thyroid nodular disease: a retrospective study in a single center in the western part of Romania.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
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- Nimble Approach: fast, adapting, calculating and ethically mindful approach to managing colorectal cancer screening programmes during a pandemic.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Online public interest in common malignancies and cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2021Article
- Early assessment of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer screening services: The International Cancer Screening Network COVID-19 survey.Preventive medicine · 2021Article
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11 authors at 9 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
purposeTo review the scientific literature seeking lessons for the COVID-19 era that could be learned from previous health services interruptions that affected the delivery of cancer screening services.
methodsA systematic search was conducted up to April 17, 2020, with no restrictions on language or dates and resulted in 385 articles. Two researchers independently assessed the list and discussed any disagreements. Once a consensus was achieved for each paper, those selected were included in the review.
resultsEleven articles were included. Three studies were based in Japan, two in the United States, one in South Korea, one in Denmark, and the remaining four offered a global perspective on interruptions in health services due to natural or human-caused disasters. No articles covered an interruption due to a pandemic. The main themes identified in the reviewed studies were coordination, communication, resource availability and patient follow-up.
conclusionLessons learned applied to the context of COVID-19 are that coordination involving partners across the health sector is essential to optimize resources and resume services, making them more resilient while preparing for future interruptions. Communication with the general population about how COVID-19 has affected cancer screening, measures taken to mitigate it and safely re-establish screening services is recommended. Use of mobile health systems to reach patients who are not accessing services and the application of resource-stratified guidelines are important considerations. More research is needed to explore best strategies for suspending, resuming and sustaining cancer screening programs, and preparedness for future disruptions, adapted to diverse health care systems.
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