Prapa Paraskevi, Papathanasiou Ioanna V, Bakalis Vissarion, Malli Foteini, Papagiannis Dimitrios, Fradelos Evangelos C
Athens Hospital for Chest Diseases "Sotiria", Athens, Greece.
Faculty of Nursing, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
World J Oncol. 2021 Jun;12(2-3):61-66. doi: 10.14740/wjon1371. Epub 2021 May 14.
Patients with lung cancer often experience multiple symptoms associated with both the disease itself and the treatment. The disease and therapy-related adverse effects may lead to poor quality of life (QoL) and increased psychological distress. The aim of this study was to investigate the QoL and psychological distress of patients with lung cancer. The relationship between these two aspects was also an area of focus.
This was a quantitative descriptive study. Data collection was done using a self-complementary tool. The data were collected between February and March 2020. The sample consisted of 135 patients with lung cancer who were undergoing chemotherapy in 1-day clinic in Athens (a sample of convenience).
Regarding the QoL of our sample, we observed that the mean score of the physical health component of SF-12 was 38.17 ± 9.94 and of the mental health component was 45.63 ± 11.80. As regards the psychological distress of our sample, we observed that the mean score for depression was 4.55 ± 5.04, for anxiety was 3.84 ± 4.17 and for stress was 5.21 ± 5.01.
As is clear from the results, lung cancer patients reported poor QoL and increased rates of psychological distress.
肺癌患者经常经历与疾病本身及治疗相关的多种症状。疾病和治疗相关的不良反应可能导致生活质量(QoL)低下以及心理困扰增加。本研究的目的是调查肺癌患者的生活质量和心理困扰。这两个方面之间的关系也是一个关注焦点。
这是一项定量描述性研究。使用自我补充工具进行数据收集。数据于2020年2月至3月收集。样本包括135名在雅典一日诊所接受化疗的肺癌患者(便利样本)。
关于我们样本的生活质量,我们观察到SF-12身体健康成分的平均得分为38.17±9.94,心理健康成分的平均得分为45.63±11.80。关于我们样本的心理困扰,我们观察到抑郁的平均得分为4.55±5.04,焦虑为3.84±4.17,压力为5.21±5.01。
从结果可以清楚地看出,肺癌患者报告生活质量较差且心理困扰发生率增加。