[Psycho-Oncology] Psychological distress during the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID ‐19) pandemic among cancer survivors and healthy controls

DWL Ng, FHF Chan, TJ Barry, C Lam, CY Chong, HCS Kok, Q Liao, R Fielding, WWT Lam

04 June, 2020

Highlights:

• Low perceived risk from COVID-19, but high compliance with the adoption of
  precautionary measures was observed in both cancer survivors and healthy control.
• About 1 in 8 reported borderline-to–clinical levels of anxiety in both samples.
• About 1 in 7 cancer survivors and 1 in 9 healthy controls reported borderline-to-clinical
  levels of depressive symptoms.
• Cancer survivors reported more catastrophizing about COVID-19 pandemic, but
  experienced less general anxiety than did healthy controls.
• Noted use of support-seeking coping associated with high distress, possibly due to social
  distancing.

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