Strengths of the study
cancer
CANCER, DISEASE
We were able to provide insight into how an unforeseen disruption such as the COVID-19 crisis can impact an intervention study. This showed that a combination of flexibility (e.g., switching courses), diversity (e.g., face-to-face opportunities for patients), and location independence (e.g., web-based knowledge base) ensures that offerings for patients (here, cancer patients) can be maintained even when much else is no longer possible.Furthermore, it became apparent that burdens felt in addition to the disease (due to containment strategies and fears and worries) are not perceived with the same intensity by all groups of people, and that socio-demographic factors may be more decisive for this perception.