Impact on the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Reflection from Abraham Maslow's Theory of Basic Human Needs

• Autor(a) principal: Corrêa, Karine Marques
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Júlia Damasceno Borges de, Taets, Gunnar Glauco de Cunto Carelli
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/1068
• topic: Perfil de Impacto da Doença; Neoplasias; Qualidade de Vida; Infecções por Coronavirus; Sickness Impact Profile; Neoplasms; Quality of Life; Coronavirus Infections; Perfil de Impacto de Enfermedad; Neoplasias; Calidad de Vida; Infecciones por Coronavirus

The current COVID-19 pandemic is causing damage worldwide. The risk group for evolution with severe clinical condition and death from infection by the new coronavirus are people over 60 years of age, with chronic diseases and immunosuppressed, so cancer patients are a high-risk group in the COVID-19 pandemic. When it comes to quality of life during the pandemic, the biological, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions can be affected, especially in cancer patients who already deal with the physical and mental changes resulting from the treatment and coping with the disease. In this sense, the present study aims to reflect on the possible impacts on the quality of life of cancer patients during the pandemic in parallel with Abraham Maslow's theory of basic human needs. As well as highlight the recommendations and strategies already outlined by health researchers in order to minimize such losses.