OA17.02 COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health Status of Lung Cancer Patients in Indonesia

Introduction
COVID-19 pandemic has brought massive changes to various aspects of life, which create psychological distress and have led to an increase in mental health disorders, especially in patients who need regular visits to hospital as lung cancer patients. To date, there has been no data available related to depression status during the pandemic in lung cancer patients.
Methods
We have conducted a cross sectional study in Thoracic Oncology Outpatient Clinic in Persahabatan National Respiratory Referral Hospital Jakarta, Indonesia. We ask the patients using Patients' Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for their experience during COVID-19 pandemic. This study has been approved by ethical committee Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia number 21-01-0053/2020.
Results
This preliminary result consisted of only eighteen lung cancer patients, with mostly male (66.7%), living mostly in Jakarta greater area (88.9%). Stage II consist of 5.6%, stage III 27.8% and stage IV 66.7%, with current treatment are chemotherapy (72.2%), targeted therapy 22.2%, and radiotherapy 16.6%. Using validated Bahasa Indonesia PHQ-9, we found 50% of patients were experiencing depression during COVID-19 pandemics.
Conclusion
This preliminary study showed high prevalence of depression of lung cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemics, and would influence their quality of life. We currently awaits for the final results of this study.