Supportive care needs and health-related quality of life among Chinese lung cancer survivors

• 作者: Carmen Wing-Han Chan Dorothy Ngo-Sheung Chan Eliza Mi-Ling Wong Kai-Chow Choi Rayman Wai-Man Wan Sek-Ying Chair Suzanne So-Shan Mak Winnie Kwok-Wei So
• 来源期刊: 肺癌(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Supportive CARE Needs HEALTH-RELATED Quality of Life LUNG Cancer SURVIVOR
• 年，卷（期）: 2012,（2）
• 页码范围: 5-12
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the supportive care needs and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of lung cancer survivors, and to identify the association between patient characteristics, HRQoL and supportive care needs. Method: This was a sub-study of a larger scale survey of cancer survivors’ supportive care needs. A total of 48 lung cancer survivors were recruited from a regional teaching hospital, and a three-part structured questionnaire was used to collect 1) socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, 2) supportive care needs and 3) health-related quality of life data. Results: The three most commonly reported unmet needs were all in the health-system information domain: 1) being informed about your results as soon as possible (58%), 2) being informed about cancer which is under control or diminishing (50%), and 3) being informed about things you can do to help yourself get well (46%). The second most common unmet need domain was access to healthcare and ancillary support services. The survivors generally reported satisfactory HRQoL. However, household income and unmet physical and psychological needs were independently associated with HRQoL among these survivors. Conclusion: The high unmet needs in the health-system information area call for a review of the content and amount of information provided to lung cancer survivors. In addition, more attention should be given to lung cancer survivors with low incomes but high physical and psychological unmet needs, who require appropriate follow-up and long-term care of a physical, social and psychological kind.