INTRODUCTION The study investigates the emotional discomfort of cancer patients and their caregivers, who need to access the oncology day hospital to receive treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. METHODS This is a single-institution, prospective, cross-sectional study. From May to June 2020, the points of view of both patients and caregivers were compared through 2 different multiple-choice questionnaires, enquiring demographic characteristics, changes in emotional status, interpersonal relationships with health professionals (HCPs) and self-perception of treatment outcomes. RESULTS Six hundred twenty-five patients and 254 caregivers were enrolled. Females were prevalent and patients were generally older than caregivers. Forty percent of patients and 25.6% of caregivers thought they were at a greater risk of contagion because lived together with a cancer patient or accessed the hospital. Both patients (86.3%) and caregivers (85.4%) considered containment measures a valid support to avoid the spread of infection. People with a lower education level were less worried about being infected with SARS-COV-2. Waiting and performing visits/treatments without caregivers had no impact on the emotional status of patients (64.4%), but generated in caregivers greater anxiety (58.8%) and fear (19.8%) of not properly managing patients at home. The majority of patients (54%) and caregivers (39.4%) thought the pandemic does not influence treatment outcomes. The relationship with HCPs was not negatively impacted for majority of patients and caregivers. CONCLUSIONS Starting from these data, we can better understand the current psychological distress of patients and their families in order to develop potential strategies to support them in this strenuous period of crisis.

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COVID-19 爆发对癌症门诊患者及其护理人员的情感影响：在意大利大流行期间进行的一项调查结果。

引言 该研究调查了癌症患者及其护理人员的情绪不适，他们需要在意大利 COVID-19 大流行期间进入肿瘤日间医院接受治疗。方法 这是一项单机构、前瞻性、横断面研究。从 2020 年 5 月到 2020 年 6 月，通过 2 份不同的多项选择问卷调查了患者和护理人员的观点，询问人口统计学特征、情绪状态的变化、与卫生专业人员 (HCP) 的人际关系以及对治疗结果的自我认知。结果共纳入 625 名患者和 254 名护理人员。女性普遍存在，患者通常比护理人员年龄大。40% 的患者和 25% 的患者。6% 的护理人员认为他们因与癌症患者住在一起或去过医院而面临更大的传染风险。患者 (86.3%) 和护理人员 (85.4%) 都认为遏制措施是避免感染传播的有效支持。受教育程度较低的人不太担心感染 SARS-COV-2。在没有照顾者的情况下等待和进行访问/治疗对患者的情绪状态没有影响（64.4%），但在照顾者中产生了更大的焦虑（58.8%）和对在家中不能正确管理患者的恐惧（19.8%）。大多数患者 (54%) 和护理人员 (39.4%) 认为大流行不会影响治疗结果。对于大多数患者和护理人员而言，与 HCP 的关系并未受到负面影响。结论 从这些数据开始，