Open AccessA study to assess the effect of Palliative care on quality of life of patients suffering from advance bronchogenic carcinoma
Author(s) -
Ajay Kundu,
Sameer Singhal,
Jai Kishan,
Achchhar Singh,
Ajit Kumar Yadav
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns3.5716
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , grading (engineering) , lung cancer , performance status , quality of life (healthcare) , inclusion and exclusion criteria , radiological weapon , physical therapy , cancer , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , nursing , civil engineering , engineering
To assess the effect of Palliative care on quality of life of patients suffering from advance bronchogenic carcinoma. The present cross-sectional study was conducted in the department of respiratory medicine, M.M. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana. Total 48 patients presented with Stage IV lung carcinoma to the department of respiratory medicine were considered for the study. After checking the inclusion and exclusion criteria, patient were enrolled in the study. Thorough detailed history was taken from all the patients and recorded on a proforma. Symptoms of the patients will be recorded. For grading of dyspnea, MMRC scale was used. Thorough physical examination was done and recorded. Radiological investigations in the form of X-ray chest and/or CT scan (whenever appropriately required was done). All these patients were then subjected to ECOG (Eastern Cooperation Oncology Group) score and EORTC LC-29 European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer -Lung Cancer 29) and KP score (Karnofsky Performance Scale index) score for performance status at the time of presentation/diagnosis and receiving palliative treatment. The average age of the participants in the study was 57.39 years.