폐암 환자의 생존단계별 증상, 우울 및 삶의 질 비교

Abstract

Purpose: This study was a descriptive study to compare symptoms, depression and the quality of life according to stages of survivorship in lung cancer patients. Methods: Data were collected from April 1st to September 30th 2016. The subjects of this study were 135 lung cancer patients who were outpatients or inpatients at a university hospital. The instruments used were the MDASI-LC (M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory-Lung Cancer), the Korean CES-D (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression) and FACT-L (Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-Lung) version 4. Results: Insensibility/numbness (F=-2.42, p=.016) and trouble walking (F=-2.21, p=.029) symptom scores were significantly higher in the acute survival stage (less than 2 years) than the overextended survival stage (more than 2 years). But there was no significant differences in depression and quality of life between survival stages in lung cancer patients. Conclusion: Lung cancer patients of more than 2 survival years should be managed for relief symptoms such as insensibility/ numbness and trouble walking cautiously.