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. 2021 Jun 14;29(12):7591–7599. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06324-4

Table 2.

Hematological management during COVID-19 pandemic

Hematological management N (%)
During COVID-19 pandemic I come to hematological visits Personal vehicle or walking 249 (61.8%)
Public transport 13 (3.2%)
Taxi 11 (2.7%)
Accompanied by family 74 (18.4%)
I do not visit hematological clinic 56 (13.9%)
I was infected with COVID-19 6 (1.5%)
If yes, I was hospitalized 3 (50.0%)
A family member was infected with COVID-19 48 (11.8%)
I was supposed to receive treatment but it was delayed because of COVID-19 pandemic 37 (9.1%)
If yes, delayed by  < 1 week 1 (2.9%)
1 week to 1 month 13 (37.1%)
 > 1 month 21 (60.0%)
Treatment delay was In my demand 8 (22.2%)
Physician decision 13 (36.1%)
Shared decision 13 (36.1%)
Other 2 (5.6%)
I was supposed to have bone marrow transplantation but it was delayed because of COVID-19 pandemic 2 (0.5%)
I received an alternative treatment for my hematological disease due to COVID-19 pandemic 9 (2.2%)
If yes, it was In my demand 1 (16.7%)
Physician decision 2 (33.3%)
Shared decision 3 (50.0%)