RT Journal Article
T1 Psychological distress prior to surgery is related to symptom burden and health status in lung cancer survivors
A1 Linares-Moya, Marta
A1 Rodriguez-Torres, Janet
A1 Heredia-Ciuro, Alejandro
A1 Granados-Santiago, Maria
A1 Lopez-Lopez, Laura
A1 Quero-Valenzuela, Florencio
A1 Carmen Valenza, Marie
K1 Lung cancer
K1 Health status
K1 Survivors
K1 Symptoms
K1 Quality-of-life
K1 Multidimensional dyspnea profile
K1 Sleep quality
K1 Functional status
K1 Shoulder pain
K1 Depression
K1 Fatigue
K1 Diagnosis
K1 Anxiety
K1 Outcomes
AB Purpose Patients with lung cancer experience a variety of distressing symptoms which could adversely affect quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine whether psychological distress prior to surgery is associated to health status and symptom burden in lung cancer survivors.Methods A longitudinal observational study with 1-year follow-up was carried out. Health status was measured by the WHO Disability Assessment Scale (WHO-DAS 2.0), the Euroqol-5 dimensions (EQ-5D) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Symptoms severity included dyspnoea (Multidimensional Profile of Dyspnoea); pain (Brief Pain Inventory); fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale); and cough (Leicester Cough Questionnaire).Results One hundred seventy-four lung cancer patients were included. Patients in the group with psychological distress presented a worse self-perceived health status, functionality and sleep quality. The group with psychological distress also presented higher dyspnoea, fatigue and pain.Conclusion Patients with psychological distress prior surgery present with a greater symptom burden and a poorer self-perceived health status, lower functionality and sleep quality, than patients without distress 1 year after the lung resection.
PB Springer
SN 0941-4355
YR 2021
FD 2021-09-20
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18636
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18636
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 6, 2025