Quality Of Life Among Lung Cancer Patients And SocioEconomic Status- Do They Correlate At All? A Cross-Sectional Study In A Tertiary Care Centre At Kolkata
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Quality of life is a subjective multidimensional issue. It is also considered as an important prognostic factor among lung cancer patients. Measuring and understanding of the factors that might have significant impact in deciding the quality of life of lung cancer patients are therefore of utmost importance as lung cancer is one of the topmost cancers worldwide at present, considering its incidence, prevalence and mortality. Methods: An institution based cross-sectional study had been conducted in a tertiary care centre, Kolkata among 210 lung cancer patients with a pretested questionnaire which contained two standardized questionnaires to measure quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-LC13). Results: Half of the study population experienced poor quality of life. Regarding the factors affecting quality of life, patients who were suffering from small cell carcinoma and advanced stage of the disease, had poor quality of life. Socio-demographic and economic factors did not play any role in shaping quality of life of these patients.
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Jayita Pal, Avradip Santra
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