20 / Correlations of Symptom Distress,physical Function,and Quality of Life in the Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Initial Chemotherapy

Changes in the symptom clusters of elderly patients with lung cancer over the course of postoperative rehabilitation and their correlation with frailty and quality of life: a longitudinal study

“…Nausea and emesis disappeared from the digestive function symptom cluster on T2. This was probably because of the complete metabolism of the narcotic analgesia drugs and a normal diet, and is consistent with the findings of Li JJ et al [24]. Drowsiness disappeared from the global mental function symptom cluster on T3 due to physical recovery.…”

“…Figure 3 The quality of life of elderly patients with lung cancer at each time point Table 8 Correlation between severity of symptom cluster and quality of life at each time point consistent with the results of previous studies [7,24]. The digestive function symptom clusters appeared on T2.…”

“…This study showed that the special mental function and respiratory function symptom clusters negatively correlated with quality of life scores at all four time points, suggesting that medical staff should focus on the patient mental state and respiratory tract throughout the postoperative rehabilitation period. This finding different from that of Li et al [6,24]. This may be because the population included in this study was entirely composed of elderly patients, whose psychological status may be more sensitive.…”