This study explores symptom experiences and symptom clusters in persons with advanced
lung cancer receiving chemotherapy. Using convenience sampling, 300 Thai participants …

PURPOSE: Quality of life always has become an important concern in the health care of
cancer patients. This descriptive study was planned to assess the validity and reliability of …

Introduction. Nearly 40% of patients with advanced NSCLC are in performance status (PS)
2. These patients have a shorter life expectancy than PS 0/1 patients and they are …

Purpose To identify and to describe patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in lung cancer
patients and to evaluate the feasibility and utility of PROs into surveillance strategies, a …

Nursing today faces numerous challenges. Societal changes lead to reorganization of
health care, changing workloads with sicker patients in hospital and home care, and limited …

Objectives To (a) compare palliative care needs of lung cancer patients on their final
admission to community‐based and inpatient palliative care services; and (b) explore …

Purpose Breathlessness is a distressing symptom, particularly common in those with
advanced lung cancer. Previous research has identified the symptom occurrence of episodic …

Denial in cancer patients is a well-known concept. The definition of denial, however, is not
unequivocal and covers different ways of evading painful events or feelings. This thesis …

Asthma is the most common chronic disease in the United States, affecting 5%–7% of the
population, or approximately 17 million people (American Lung Association 2000; Barnes …

Context Dyspnea is one of the most distressing symptoms for terminally ill cancer patients
and a predictor of poor prognosis. Identification of simple clinical signs, such as heart rate …