Exploring patient reported quality of life in lung cancer patients: A qualitative study of patient-reported outcome measures.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death globally and provides a major disease burden likely to substantially impact quality of life (QoL). Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been identified as effective methods of evaluating patient QoL. Existing lung cancer-specific PROMs however have uncertain utility and minimal patient involvement in their design and development. This qualitative study aimed to evaluate the patient perspective of existing PROMs and to explore their appropriateness for population-based descriptions of lung cancer-related QoL.

Methods

A descriptive qualitative study was conducted consisting of semi-structured interviews with 14 patients recruited from the Victorian Lung Cancer Registry and Alfred Hospital using purpos

SUBMITTER: Jensen-Marini E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11880980 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature