Supporting Life Adjustment in Patients With Lung Cancer Through a Comprehensive Care Program: Protocol for a Controlled Before-and-After Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer diagnosis affects an individual's quality of life as well as physical and emotional functioning. Information on survivorship care tends to be introduced at the end of treatment, but early intervention may affect posttreatment adjustment. However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has explored the effect of early information intervention on the return to work, family, and societal roles of lung cancer survivors.

Objective

We report the study protocol of a comprehensive care prehabilitation intervention designed to facilitate lung cancer survivors' psychological adjustment after treatment.

Methods

A comprehensive care program was developed based on a literature review and a qualitative study of patients with lung cancer and health professiona

SUBMITTER: Jung W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900087 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature