Patient-reported impact of symptoms in lung cancer (PRISM-LC).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with lung cancer (LC) face a variety of symptoms that significantly impact their lives. We use extensive patient input to determine the relative importance and prevalence of these symptoms and identify which demographic features are associated with a higher level of disease burden.

Methods

We performed semi-structured qualitative interviews with participants with LC to identify potentially important symptoms. We then conducted a cross-sectional study, in which participants rated the relative importance of 162 individual symptoms covering 14 symptomatic themes. Participant responses were analyzed by age, sex, disability status, disease duration, LC stage, type of treatment received, and smoking history, among other categories.

Results

Our cross-s

SUBMITTER: Varma A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10413040 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature