• Gianluca Vanni, Marco Materazzo, Francesca Santori, Marco Pellicciaro, Maria Costesta, Paolo Orsaria, Francesca Cattadori, Chiara Adriana Pistolese, Tommaso Perretta, Marcello Chiocchi, Rosaria Meucci, Feliciana Lamacchia, Massimo Assogna, Jonathan Caspi, Alessandra Vittoria Granai, Adriano DE Majo, Agostino Chiaravalloti, Maria Rolando D'Angelillo, Rosaria Barbarino, Sara Ingallinella, Ljuba Morando, Stefania Dalli, Ilaria Portarena, Vittorio Altomare, Giovanni Tazzioli, and Oreste Claudio Buonomo.
• Breast Unit, Department of Surgical Science, Policlinico Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
• In Vivo. 2020 Jun 1; 34 (3 Suppl): 1685-1694.

Background/AimDespite the large amount of clinical data available of Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19), not many studies have been conducted about the psychological toll on Health Care Workers (HCWs).Patients And MethodsIn this multicentric descriptive study, surveys were distributed among 4 different Breast Cancer Centers (BCC). BCCs were distinguished according to COVID-19 tertiary care hospital (COVID/No-COVID) and district prevalence (DP) (High vs. Low). DASS-21 score, PSS score and demographic data (age, sex, work) were evaluated.ResultsA total of 51 HCWs were analyzed in the study. Age, work and sex did not demonstrate statistically significant values. Statistically significant distribution was found between DASS-21-stress score and COVID/No-COVID (p=0.043). No difference was found in the remaining DASS-21 and PSS scores, dividing the HCWs according to COVID-19-hospital and DP.ConclusionWorking in a COVID-19-hospital represents a factor that negatively affects psychosocial well-being. However, DP seems not to affect the psychosocial well-being of BCC HCWs. During the outbreak, psychological support for low risk HCWs should be provided regardless DP.Copyright© 2020, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved.

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