الفهرس 
Lung CancerOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Lung cancers are cancers of the lining cells of the air tubes. Lung cancer is the most common cancer in men and the third most common cancer in women, there are different types of lung cancer depending on which type of cell in the lungs becomes cancerous. Lung cancer is notorious for the prevalence and severity of the symptoms it produces, creating a burden that greatly distresses patients and impairs their functional capacity and quality of life. For patients with lung cancer, symptom alleviation, improving the function status and quality of life often are the primary aims of continued treatment (Linton, 2014).
Aim of the study:
This study aimed to assess the factors affecting quality of life for patients with lung cancer through:
1. Assessment of socio-demographic characteristics.
2. Assessment of patient’s knowledge related to the disease.
3. Assessment of patient’s functional and health status.
4. Assessment of patient’s quality of life.
Research Question:
What are the factors affecting the quality of life for patients with lung cancer?
Subject & methods:
Research design:
This study design was a descriptive design.
Setting:
This study conducted in oncology center at Ain-Shams University hospitals.
Subject:
50 adult patients from both sex, diagnosed with lung cancer, never had been in educational program about the disease and it`s management and free from other chronic diseases, from whom admitted in the previous mentioned setting.
Tools for data collection:
It was developed by the researcher based on related literature, it was written in simple Arabic language, and filled by the researcher.
I. Patient’s socio demographic characteristics sheet: It aimed to assess the patient’s socio demographic characteristics.
II. Patient’s assessment sheet (clinical data sheet): it was used to assess and collect data about Patient’s medical history.
III. An interview questionnaire sheet: it used to assess Patient’s knowledge regarding the lung cancer, treatment and side effect of its treatment.
IV. Quality of life Scale FACT-L: it used to assess all dimensions of quality of life for patients with lung cancer.
V. Karnofsky performance scale (Appendix V): it was designed to measure the functional health status of the patients with lung cancer to carryout physical activities and self-care.
Results:
The important findings obtained from the study can be summarized as following:
• The mean age of the studied patients was (55.9±8.7).
• (56.5%) of the studied patients were males and 84% of them were married affected with lung cancer.
• The majority (86.0%) of the studied patients had NSCLC, half (50.0%) of the study population were at stage two of tumor and all (100%) of the studied patient were receiving chemotherapy.
• (64.0%) of the studied patients had unsatisfactory level of total knowledge regarding disease, treatment and how to deal with the side effects of treatment.
• More than half (56.0%) of the studied patients had moderate quality of life .and (44.0%) of the studied patients had low quality of life while, none (0.0%) of them had high quality of life.
• More than the half (58.0%) of the studied patients were Unable to work; able to live at home and care for most personal needs; varying amount of assistance needed.
• There were statistically significant relations between the patient’s Quality of life and their age, gender and educational level.
• There were statistically insignificant relations between the patient’s Quality of life and their present history. Except regarding time of symptoms started there was almost statistically significant.
• There were highly statistically significant relations between the patient’s Quality of life and their level of functional performance.
The important recommendations inferred from the study results were:
5. Health education programs about disease and its treatment modalities should be provided for lung cancer patients.
6. Psycho-oncology clinics to meet the lung cancer patients` needs and improve the quality of life of those patients should be provided.
Further studies about the effect of self-care guide lines based on bio-psychosocial needs on the patients` quality of life and patients outcomes.