Daily diary study of hope, stigma, and functioning in lung cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Given its lethality, associated stigma, and symptom burden, a lung cancer diagnosis poses a substantial challenge for patients. The goal of this study was to examine how daily hope, defined as goal-directed effort and planning to meet goals, and daily stigma were related to same- and next-day functioning in lung cancer patients receiving cancer treatment.

Methods

Fifty lung cancer patients (39 non-small-cell stages IIIa-IV; 11 limited and extensive small cell) completed a baseline questionnaire and 21 daily diaries (n = 1,042) assessing hope, stigma, physical symptoms, treatment factors, and functioning. Hypotheses were tested in same- and next-day models with multilevel modeling.

Results

Patients who reported more daily hope reported higher social and role

SUBMITTER: Steffen LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5837918 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature