Frontiers in Public Health (Feb 2021)
Unemployment and Health-Related Quality of Life in Melanoma Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Yeye Guo,
- Yeye Guo,
- Yeye Guo,
- Yeye Guo,
- Minxue Shen,
- Minxue Shen,
- Minxue Shen,
- Minxue Shen,
- Minxue Shen,
- Xu Zhang,
- Xu Zhang,
- Xu Zhang,
- Xu Zhang,
- Yi Xiao,
- Yi Xiao,
- Yi Xiao,
- Yi Xiao,
- Shuang Zhao,
- Shuang Zhao,
- Shuang Zhao,
- Shuang Zhao,
- Mingzhu Yin,
- Mingzhu Yin,
- Mingzhu Yin,
- Mingzhu Yin,
- Wenbo Bu,
- Yan Wang,
- Xiang Chen,
- Xiang Chen,
- Xiang Chen,
- Xiang Chen,
- Juan Su,
- Juan Su,
- Juan Su,
- Juan Su
Affiliations
- Yeye Guo
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Yeye Guo
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
- Yeye Guo
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Changsha, China
- Yeye Guo
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Minxue Shen
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Minxue Shen
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
- Minxue Shen
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Changsha, China
- Minxue Shen
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Minxue Shen
- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Xu Zhang
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Xu Zhang
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
- Xu Zhang
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Changsha, China
- Xu Zhang
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Yi Xiao
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Yi Xiao
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
- Yi Xiao
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Changsha, China
- Yi Xiao
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Shuang Zhao
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Shuang Zhao
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
- Shuang Zhao
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Changsha, China
- Shuang Zhao
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Mingzhu Yin
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Mingzhu Yin
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
- Mingzhu Yin
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Changsha, China
- Mingzhu Yin
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Wenbo Bu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China
- Yan Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China
- Xiang Chen
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Xiang Chen
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
- Xiang Chen
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Changsha, China
- Xiang Chen
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Juan Su
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Juan Su
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
- Juan Su
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Changsha, China
- Juan Su
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.630620
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9
Abstract
The outbreak of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) ineluctably caused social distancing and unemployment, which may bring additional health risks for patients with cancer. To investigate the association of the pandemic-related impacts with the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic, we conducted a cross-sectional study among Chinese patients with melanoma. A self-administered online questionnaire was distributed to melanoma patients through social media. Demographic and clinical data, and pandemic-related impacts (unemployment and income loss) were collected. HRQoL was determined by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) and its disease-specific module (the melanoma subscale, MS). A total of 135 patients with melanoma completed the study. The mean age of the patients was 55.8 ± 14.2 years, 48.1% (65/135) were male, and 17.04% (34/135) were unemployed since the epidemic. Unemployment of the patients and their family members and income loss were significantly associated with a lower FACT-G score, while the MS score was associated with the unemployment of the patients' family members. Our findings suggested that unemployment is associated with impaired HRQoL in melanoma patients during the COVID-19 epidemic.
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