IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON RADIOTHERAPY PATIENTS BY AGE AND RESIDENCE

According to the Wilcoxon signed-rank test (Z = - 5.2, p = 0.001), the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had a statistically significant impact on the decrease in the weekly number of fractions. A parametric (Paired Samples t-test) or non-parametric (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test) statistical analysis...

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Published in:Acta medica Saliniana 2023-01, Vol.53 (1), p.10-14
Main Authors: Kolarević, Goran, Jaroš, Dražan, Pavičar, Bojan, Ignjić, Tatjana, Ćazić, Dejan, Stanković, Kata Dabić, Marošević, Goran, Predojević, Branko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Cancer therapies
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Normal distribution
Oncology
Pandemics
Patients
Radiation therapy
Statistical analysis
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Summary:According to the Wilcoxon signed-rank test (Z = - 5.2, p = 0.001), the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had a statistically significant impact on the decrease in the weekly number of fractions. A parametric (Paired Samples t-test) or non-parametric (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test) statistical analysis was used, Table 2, depending on the results. According to the experience of RT departments in Brazil [14], 10 % fewer patients and 26 % fewer RT sessions were treated. Depending on the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test results for the periods mentioned above, a parametric paired samples t-test or a non-parametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test was carried out for patients grouped by their residence (further and closer than 200 km) and age (younger and older than 70 years).
ISSN:0350-364X
1840-3956
DOI:10.5457/661