The Psychological Pressures of Breast Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Outbreak in China —A Comparison With Frontline Female Nurses

Conclusions: BC patients experienced great psychological pressure during the COVID-19 outbreak. The incidents of symptomatic anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and PTSD were significantly comparable to that of frontline female nurses, and episodes of insomnia among BC participants were more serious than for frontline female nurses.
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research