Perceptions of anxiety in lung cancer patients and their support network

Abstract

As physical function declines and symptoms increase, patients are more worried themselves and perceive increased anxiety within their support network. However, this circle of anxiety did not impair the perception that feelings could be shared within the support network.

The lung cancer patient, the pneumologist and palliative care: a developing alliance

“…MOSHER et al [88] exemplified the impact of lung cancer on caregivers (n=83), of whom 74% experienced at least one negative social or economic alteration within the 3-month observational period. Based on these findings and several other studies [14,61,[89][90][91][92][93][94][95], social implications of lung cancer impose an imminent danger for the vulnerable social environment and well-being of patients and their caregivers.…”

Understanding cough and its management in lung cancer

“…More severe cancer-related symptoms such as cough lead to decreased hope [92]. In a study of 170 lung cancer outpatients, increased cough was associated with increased patient anxiety (P ¼ 0.001) and increased patient-perceived anxiety in the support network (P ¼ 0.001) [91].…”

Illness perceptions and quality of life in Japanese and Dutch patients with non-small-cell lung cancer

“…A 26 August 2010 literature search in PubMed on "illness perceptions AND lung cancer" identified 38 references, 15 of which represent empirical studies on illness perceptions proper [3,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]). Excluded were papers that did not report empirical data on the topic or that reported on views of health care providers about living with lung cancer.…”