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KMID : 1137220110110030237
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Jounal of Korean Oncology Nursing
2011 Volume.11 No. 3 p.237 ~ p.246
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The Relationships between Stigma, Distress, and Quality of Life in Patients with Lung Cancer
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Lee Jung-Lim
Kim Keum-Soon
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between stigma, distress, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with lung cancer.
Methods: The subjects of the study were 123 lung cancer patients who visited the outpatient department of S hospital in Seoul from July 21st to August 29th, 2011. To measure stigma, distress, and QOL, Cataldo Lung Cancer Stigma Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and EORTC QLQ-C30 (Quality of Life Questionnaire, Core 30) were used in this study. The collected data were analyzed using frequency, average, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation with SPSS WIN 19.0.
Results: Stigma showed positive correlations with anxiety, depression, and symptom (r=.37, p<.001; r=.44, p<.001; r=.23 p=.012), while it showed negative correlations with global QOL and function (r=-.26, p=.003; r=-.40, p<.001). Anxiety and depression also positively correlated with symptoms (r=.43, p<.001; r=.58, p<.001) while anxiety and depression negatively correlated with global QOL (r=-.40, p<.001; r=-.56, p<.001) and function (r=-.64, p<.001; r=-.66, p<.001).
Conclusion: The findings of the study demonstrated that lung cancer patients experienced stigma and distress that had a negative influence on the subjects’ QOL. Thus the study’s findings can be useful in developing psychosocial nursing strategies to improve QOL of lung cancer patients in the future.
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KEYWORD
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Lung Neoplasms, Social Sigma, Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life
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