Mariusz Chabowski1,2, Jacek Polański3, Beata Jankowska-Polanska4, Katarzyna Lomper4, Dariusz Janczak1,2, Joanna Rosinczuk5. 1. Division of Surgical Procedures, Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland. 2. Department of Surgery, 4th Military Teaching Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland. 3. Lower Silesian Oncology Center, Home Hospice, Wroclaw, Poland. 4. Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland. 5. Department of Nervous System Diseases, Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the major cause of cancer related deaths worldwide. The overall 5-year survival rate is very low and accounts for only 15%. Poor quality of life is considered a prognostic factor for shorter survival in lung cancer patients. The aim of the study was to examine the relationships between pain, the acceptance of illness and quality of life in patients with lung cancer. METHODS: The study included 155 patients with lung cancer with mean age of 62.23 [standard deviation (SD)=9.86] years. We used the Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain, and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-8) for the assessment of quality of life. For statistical analysis, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and linear regression method were used. RESULTS: Mean score of the acceptance of illness was 27.1 (SD=9.2). Mean score of the pain severity as measured by the VAS was 4.07 (SD=1.83). The acceptance of illness was significantly positively correlated with all the domains of quality of life. Both the AIS and the VAS were independent determinants of physical and mental components of quality of life. Age and World Health Organization (WHO) performance status were additional predictors of physical component of quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: The knowledge about the acceptance of illness, consequences of the decreased acceptance of illness, and factors affecting its level in patients with lung cancer is still insufficient. Relationships among acceptance of illness, quality of life, and pain should be further investigated.
BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the major cause of cancer related deaths worldwide. The overall 5-year survival rate is very low and accounts for only 15%. Poor quality of life is considered a prognostic factor for shorter survival in lung cancer patients. The aim of the study was to examine the relationships between pain, the acceptance of illness and quality of life in patients with lung cancer. METHODS: The study included 155 patients with lung cancer with mean age of 62.23 [standard deviation (SD)=9.86] years. We used the Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain, and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-8) for the assessment of quality of life. For statistical analysis, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and linear regression method were used. RESULTS: Mean score of the acceptance of illness was 27.1 (SD=9.2). Mean score of the pain severity as measured by the VAS was 4.07 (SD=1.83). The acceptance of illness was significantly positively correlated with all the domains of quality of life. Both the AIS and the VAS were independent determinants of physical and mental components of quality of life. Age and World Health Organization (WHO) performance status were additional predictors of physical component of quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: The knowledge about the acceptance of illness, consequences of the decreased acceptance of illness, and factors affecting its level in patients with lung cancer is still insufficient. Relationships among acceptance of illness, quality of life, and pain should be further investigated.
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Keywords:
Acceptance of illness; lung cancer; pain; quality of life
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