Psychological interventions to improve the quality of life in Indian lung cancer patients: A neglected area

Peddireddy, Vidyullatha

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“…It is defined as a state of mind where the emotional suffering is associated with depression and anxiety (Drapeau et al, 2011; Peddireddy, 2016). Psychological distress due to many living conditions such as work pressure, societal changes, financial needs and changing life style leads to diseased states and the mortality in these individuals is on the rise (Kessler et al, 2009).…”

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Quality of Life, Psychological Interventions and Treatment Outcome in Tuberculosis Patients: The Indian Scenario

Peddireddy

2016

Front. Psychol.

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Objective: Psychological distress is being recognized in individuals affected with many diseases since it affects quality of life (QOF) and has gained importance in the clinical settings. Psychological interventions and their effect on the treatment outcome have yielded encouraging results in many diseased conditions. Tuberculosis (TB) ranks as a deadly disease resulting in millions of deaths worldwide. However, the effect of TB on the psychological status of patients and interventions to improve treatment outcome is neglected, especially in underdeveloped and developing countries.Methods: Systematic review of research papers that published on the QOF in TB and the effect of psychological interventions on treatment outcome were conducted.Results: Tuberculosis patients experience high levels of stress and decreased QOF. In the Indian scenario, TB patients undergo immense psychological stress similar to what is reported in other locations. Psychological interventions renewed hope on life and adherence to medication and treatment outcomes. Such psychological interventions are not practiced in Indian clinical settings.Conclusion: There is an urgent need for both governmental and non-governmental organizations to devise strategies to include psychological interventions mandatory during TB treatments. In the absence of such interventions, the fight against TB in India will remain incomplete.

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Quality of Life, Psychological Interventions and Treatment Outcome in Tuberculosis Patients: The Indian Scenario

Peddireddy

2016

Front. Psychol.

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“…Among the epigenetic factors, genetic polymorphisms are predicted to be one of the major contributing factors for the occurrence of NSCLC . Genetic polymorphisms in genes belonging to different classes and their association with the risk of NSCLC were described . Furthermore, the relation between increased risk of developing NSCLC and polymorphisms in the genes that encode nitric oxide synthase ( NOS ) and angiotensin converting enzyme ( ACE ) were reported …”

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Association of eNOS and ACE gene polymorphisms and plasma nitric oxide with risk of non‐small cell lung cancer in South India

Peddireddy

Badabagni

Gundimeda

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Clinical Respiratory J

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“…Although there is evidence [6,7] that research plays a major role in the improvement of the outcomes in non-communicable diseases and mental disorders, it appears that lung cancer does not attract the volume of research that its disease burden would warrant [8]. The reasons behind this are multi-factorial, not least because policy-makers view control of tobacco as their prime objective rather than research into lung cancer [9,10]. There are efforts by many governments to make cigarettes more expensive, to make them less attractive through packaging regulations, and to restrict where smoking can take place [11,12] although there is a considerable lack of enforcement in many countries [13].…”

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Lung cancer research and its citation on clinical practice guidelines

Pallari

Eriksson²,

Billhult

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Lung Cancer

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Background: The impact of medical research is usually judged on the basis of citations in the serial literature. A better test of its utility is through its contribution to clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat illness. This study aimed to compare the parameters of lung cancer research papers with those cited as references in lung cancer CPGs from 16 countries, and the Cochrane Collaboration. These comparisons were mainly based on bibliographic data compiled from the Web of Science (WoS). Methodology: We examined 7357 references (of which 4491 were unique) cited in a total of 77 lung cancer CPGs, and compared them with 73,214 lung cancer papers published in the WoS between 2004 and 2018. Results: References used by lung CPGs were much more clinical than the overall body of research papers on this cancer, and their authors predominantly came from smaller northern European countries. However, the leading institutions whose papers were cited the most on these CPGs were from the USA, notably the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The types of research cited by the CPGs were primarily clinical trials, as well as three treatment modalities (chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery). Genetics, palliative care and quality of life were largely neglected. The median time gap between papers cited on a lung CPG and its publication was 3.5 years longer than for WoS citations. Conclusions: Analysis of the references on CPGs allows an alternative means of research evaluation, and one that may be more appropriate for clinical research than citations in academic journals. Own-country references show the direct contribution of research to a country's health care, and other-country references show the esteem in which this research has been held internationally.

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Psychological interventions to improve the quality of life in Indian lung cancer patients: A neglected area

Cited by 10 publications

References 77 publications

Quality of Life, Psychological Interventions and Treatment Outcome in Tuberculosis Patients: The Indian Scenario

Quality of Life, Psychological Interventions and Treatment Outcome in Tuberculosis Patients: The Indian Scenario

Association of eNOS and ACE gene polymorphisms and plasma nitric oxide with risk of non‐small cell lung cancer in South India

Lung cancer research and its citation on clinical practice guidelines

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