Symptom profiles in lung cancer survivors: A latent class approach.

ABSTRACT: Lung cancer survivors experience multiple concurrent symptoms after cancer treatments. However, the majority of symptom research has focused on assessing and managing individual symptoms. Furthermore, little is known about the risk factors and adverse outcomes of complex symptoms in lung cancer survivors. The purpose of the study was to: (1) identify symptom profiles in lung cancer survivors; (2) determine influencing factors of the symptom profiles; and (3) examine differences in health outcomes among the symptom profiles. A cross-sectional secondary analysis of data from the Measuring Your Health (MY-Health) study was conducted with 526 lung cancer survivors. Symptom profiles were identified using latent profile analysis based on four patient-reported symptoms (pain, fatigue, sleep distu

SUBMITTER: Hussain T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12578159 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature