“Everything has been Dramatically Changed Since The Outbreak Began”: A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Cancer Care Experiences of Patients and Oncology Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• DOI: 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_4_24
• Publication Date: 2025-03-10T10:00:21Z
• Authors: Ali Mostafaei; Neda Kabiri; Deniz Naghibi; Rahim Khodayari-Z...; Sakineh Hajebrahimi; Fatemeh Sadeghi-G...; Siamak Salehi
• Keywords: Pandemic

Abstract Background: Cancer during the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed, leading to challenges in management of two serious health conditions cancer and COVID-19. This study was conducted explore experiences care among hospitalized patients with oncology nurses COVID-19 environment. Materials Methods: descriptive qualitative included interviews nurses. Observations field notes were recorded. In this study, we purposively recruited 11 10 from a tertiary referral hospital affiliated Tabriz University Medical Sciences, northwest Iran. Face-to-face between June July 2021. The recorded, transcribed verbatim, open-coded, analyzed thematically. All these steps managed using MAXQDA 10. Results: Three themes generated regarding patients’ nurses’ pandemic: 1) feeling scared neglected, 2) appearance fundamental changes all aspects life, 3) facing beyond routine care. Conclusions: demonstrates “vulnerable” population pandemic. Understanding frontline healthcare providers unprecedented time can help provide guidance support for policymakers evidence-informed decision-making era.