Open AccessQuality of Life and Psychological Distress of Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Paraskevi Maria Prapa,
Ioanna V. Papathanasiou,
Vissarion Bakalis,
Foteini Malli,
Dimitrios Papagiannis,
Εvangelos C. Fradelos
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1920-454X
pISSN - 1920-4531
DOI - 10.14740/wjon1371
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , quality of life (healthcare) , lung cancer , distress , psychological distress , depression (economics) , disease , adverse effect , physical therapy , clinical psychology , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
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.