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Little was known about how COVID\u201319-related changes to cancer care delivery would impact patient satisfaction with care and care coordination.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This report aims to present and interpret findings of an online survey of people with oncology-related conditions in Manitoba, Canada, during the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring patient satisfaction and care coordination.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A link to an online survey was made available to patients receiving cancer treatment in Manitoba, Canada, between July 31, 2020, and February 28, 2022. The survey included validated patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) for patient satisfaction and care coordination. Analysis included the generation of descriptive statistics and logistic regression, including univariate and multivariate analysis using stepwise model building. The survey results were interpreted using fit theory as a theoretical lens.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 203 responses were collected, of which 154 had completed responses for all PREM measures and were included in the analysis. Response rate is estimated at 3.3%\u20102.0%. The average age was 65 (SD 11.7) years. Most respondents were male (n=79, 52.7%). Most respondents were being treated with curative intent (n=81, 53.6%). The most common type of cancer was breast (n=41, 26.6%). Univariate analysis demonstrated that ages 60\u201069 years were associated with above average patient satisfaction (OR 2.205, 95% CI 1.045\u20104.624;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.04). Age <60 years (OR 0.437, 95% CI 0.204\u20100.934;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.03) and European Cooperative Group functional status (ECOG) \u22652 (OR 0.327, 95% CI 0.137\u20100.782;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.01) were associated with below average patient satisfaction. Age <60 years, ECOG \u22652, and hematological cancer were selected through stepwise multivariate model building, resulting in an explanatory model (\n R<\/jats:italic>\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n =0.129) of patient satisfaction. ECOG \u22652 was associated with below-average care coordination (OR 0.357, 95% CI 0.145\u20100.880;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.03), and was the only identified predictor of care coordination, with no explanatory multivariate model generated. Fit theory supports that the level of patient satisfaction and care coordination in each population subset inversely reflects a relative level of unmet supportive care need.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Survey respondents with poor functional status, those outside the 60\u201069 years age range, and those with nonhematological malignancies likely experience increased unmet supportive care needs compared with their counterparts. 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