Experiences of newly diagnosed oral cancer patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study from Pakistan

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Khattak, M., Khattak, Saad Ishaq, Khan, Muslim, Khan, Z., Dikomitis, L., Ul-Haq, Z. and Saddki, N. 2022. Experiences of newly diagnosed oral cancer patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study from Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (14), p. 8508. https://doi.org/1660-4601/19/14/8508
AuthorsKhattak, M., Khattak, Saad Ishaq, Khan, Muslim, Khan, Z., Dikomitis, L., Ul-Haq, Z. and Saddki, N.
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the scaling back or postponement of non-emergency hospital services, including care of cancer patients. The present qualitative study explored the experiences of newly diagnosed oral cancer patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. Patients who attended the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Khyber College of Dentistry in July 2020 were selected using a maximum variation purposive sampling method. Seventeen semi-structured interviews were conducted in Pashto, the local language of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. All interviews were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, and translated into English. Thematic content analysis yielded eight major themes: pain and generalised physical weakness, shock at diagnosis, psychological distress of the COVID-19 pandemic, faith and religion, double hit loss of employment, social isolation, social support from caregivers, and lack of support from health care professionals. In conclusion, the COVID-19 pandemic has a clear impact on the life experiences of newly diagnosed oral cancer patients. Distress due to delay in accessing health care and lack of support from health care providers are a matter of great concern. Appropriate interventions should be introduced to ensure psychological and social support strategies are in place for patients during interruptions of health care services.
KeywordsPakistan; Health care; Oral cancer; Social support; Covid-19; Mouth neoplasms; Pandemics; COVID-19
Year2022
JournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Journal citation19 (14), p. 8508
PublisherMDPI
ISSN1661-7827
1660-4601
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/1660-4601/19/14/8508
Official URLhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/14/8508
FunderKhyber Medical University
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Deposited19 May 2023
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Dikomitis, L. 2019. Images depicting headache pain – a tool to aid the diagnosis of cluster headache: a pilot study. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 2019 (12), pp. 691-698. https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S207128
Images depicting pain: a screening tool for cluster headache
Buture, A., Dikomitis, L., Boland, L. and Ahmed, F. 2018. Images depicting pain: a screening tool for cluster headache. Cephalalgia. 38 (Supp 1), pp. 114-115. https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102418789865
Delays in the diagnosis and misdiagnosis of cluster headache – a systematic literature review
Buture, A., Boland, J. W., Dikomitis, L. and Ahmed, F. 2018. Delays in the diagnosis and misdiagnosis of cluster headache – a systematic literature review. Cephalalgia. 38 (Supp 1), pp. MTIS2018-145.
Systematic literature review on the delays in the diagnosis and misdiagnosis of cluster headache
Buture, A., Boland, J. W., Dikomitis, L. and Ahmed, F. 2018. Systematic literature review on the delays in the diagnosis and misdiagnosis of cluster headache. Neurological Sciences. 40, pp. 25-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3598-5
Visual images: an additional tool for the screening of cluster headache
Buture, A., Dikomitis, L., Boland, J. W. and Ahmed, F. 2017. Visual images: an additional tool for the screening of cluster headache. Cephalalgia. 37, p. 219.
So looking at this, you look like you've got some issues going on with your joints: Exploring case-finding in long-tern condition review consultations - the ENHANCE pilot trial
Liddle, J., Chew-Graham, C. A., Mallen, C. D., Healey, E. L., Jinks, C. and Dikomitis, L. 2017. So looking at this, you look like you've got some issues going on with your joints: Exploring case-finding in long-tern condition review consultations - the ENHANCE pilot trial. Rheumatology. 56 (IS 2). https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex062.181
'"The man who closed the asylums": Franco Basaglia and the revolution in mental health care', by John Foot (Verso, 2015)
Dikomitis, L. 2016. '"The man who closed the asylums": Franco Basaglia and the revolution in mental health care', by John Foot (Verso, 2015). Durham University Institute for Medical Humanities.
How do clinicians think about cluster headache
Dikomitis, L., Paemeleire, K., Goadsby, P. J. and Ahmed, F. 2016. How do clinicians think about cluster headache. Cephalalgia. 36 (S 1).
Developing a diagnostic tool for the early diagnosis of cluster headache
Buture, A., Dikomitis, L. and Ahmed, F. 2016. Developing a diagnostic tool for the early diagnosis of cluster headache. Cephalalgia.
Perceptions, understandings and experiences of cluster headache patients in the north of England: a qualitative study
Dikomitis, L., Quarshie, V., Paemeleire, K., Goadsby, P. J. and Ahmed, F. 2015. Perceptions, understandings and experiences of cluster headache patients in the north of England: a qualitative study. Cephalalgia. 25 (S6).
[Review of] The Past in Pieces: Belonging in the New Cyprus, by Rebecca Bryant. Contemporary Ethnography series. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010. 224 pp.
Dikomitis, L. 2014. [Review of] The Past in Pieces: Belonging in the New Cyprus, by Rebecca Bryant. Contemporary Ethnography series. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010. 224 pp. American Anthropologist. 116 (1), pp. 194-195. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.12085_9
Perceptions and experiences of cluster headache among patients, general practitioners and neurologists in the north of england: A qualitative study
Ahmed, F., Dikomitis, L., Zafar, H. W., Goadsby, P. and Paemeliere, P. 2014. Perceptions and experiences of cluster headache among patients, general practitioners and neurologists in the north of england: A qualitative study. Journal of Headache and Pain. 15 (S1).
Patients perceptions of the causes of migraine in Flanders (Belgium): A qualitative study
Dikomitis, L., Bonte, M., Willems, S. and Paemeleire, K. 2013. Patients perceptions of the causes of migraine in Flanders (Belgium): A qualitative study. Cephalalgia. 33 (S 8), p. 198. https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102413490487