Comparison of the quality of life among persons with lung cancer, before and after the chemotherapy treatment

Authors

  • Priscila Isolani de Oliveira Hospital Servidor Público Estadual
  • Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Departamento de Pneumologia
  • Angélica Gonçalves Silva Belasco Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Enfermagem
  • Ana Rita de Cássia Bettencourt Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000300019

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: this prospective study aimed to assess the quality of life related to health (QLRH) of patients with lung cancer after chemotherapy treatment. METHOD: The QLRH was assessed using the questionnaires Quality-of-Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) and Lung Cancer Module (LC13), version 3.0. RESULTS: the sample was made up of 11 women and 19 men, with an average age of 68 years (51-87 years). After the chemotherapy treatment, the authors observed a clinically-relevant improvement in general quality of life, as well as in the symptoms of dyspnea, insomnia, hemoptysis, cough, thoracic pain, pain in the arm/shoulder, and financial difficulty. There was a worsening on the functional scale which assesses role performance and symptoms of fatigue, nausea and vomiting, sensory neuropathy, pain in other parts, constipation, loss of appetite and alopecia. CONCLUSION: although the patients have an improvement of their QLRH and symptoms related to the lung cancer after the chemotherapy treatment, there was a worsening of the symptoms which resulted from the toxicity of the chemotherapy medications.

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Published

2013-06-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2013)

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Original Articles

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Comparison of the quality of life among persons with lung cancer, before and after the chemotherapy treatment . (2013). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 21(3), 787-794. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000300019