The effect of social isolation on health status of people with cancer contexts of socioeconomic vulnerability during covid-19 pandemic.

MOLINA ML; CARREIRAS F; SOSA J; MASTRANTONIO G; MARSON M.E; LEON I.E

Congreso; Reunión Conjunta (SAIC-SAI-AAFE-NANOMED.ar); 2021

Social isolation due to the pandemic, in contexts of health and socioeconomic vulnerability impact on the neglect of people's health status. To estimate the impact on cancer populations in popular neighborhoods, a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional prevalence study was started in that population.An oncological population in a neighborhood called Los Hornos (LH), was selected based on socio-sanitary data collected door by door during 2020. For the impact study, people were relinked by telephone or by a home visit. Type of cancer and its evolution, comorbidities and their life context in the pandemic were investigated through individual interviews. Routine biochemical determinations, tumor markers and COVID-19 antibodies, were analyzed in blood samples. Also, clinical parameters (blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, capillary glycemia) were registered.In 65 blocks surveyed in 2020, 364 dwellings (1,274 inhabitants) were surveyed and 53 people declared oncological disease as comorbidity. It was able to relink and interview 22 of them and 9 were also included in the protocol. During 2020, the 25% of the people could continue monitoring their disease and comorbidities, but the 66% had to discontinue it. Also, 42% of the people did not need oncological medication during 2020, but from the remaining 58%, 25% could not access the medication. From clinical evaluations, 57% of people had one or more altered parameters, several classified as risk factors for arterial hypertension and diabetes. The COVID-19 serology was (+) for 89% of the analyzed people, with a positivity index (PI) range between 4.97