Experience and needs of perioperative symptom management in lung cancer patients: a qualitative study
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20230830-00768
- VernacularTitle:肺癌患者围手术期症状管理体验和需求的质性研究
- Author:
Yingying MAO
1
;
Junrong DING
;
Yingyan HU
;
Min SHI
Author Information
1. 同济大学医学院，上海 200331
- Keywords:
Lung neoplasms;
Symptom experience;
Symptom management;
Qualitative Study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2024;30(7):893-899
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the experience and needs of perioperative symptom management in lung cancer patients, so as to provide reference for further developing self-management interventions for symptom clusters in lung cancer patients.Methods:This study was descriptive and qualitative. From February to March 2023, purposive sampling was used to select 18 lung cancer patients who underwent surgery at the Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University as the research subject, and semi-structured interviews were conducted on them. The thematic analysis method was used for data analysis.Results:Four themes were extracted, including the heavy burden of perioperative symptoms, the negative impact of symptom clusters on patients, obstacles to symptom management, and the need for symptom self-management.Conclusions:Lung cancer patients face various burdens during the perioperative period, causing serious distress to the patients. Patients have obstacles and different needs in symptom self-management. Medical and nursing staff should adopt targeted interventions and improvement strategies to enhance patient symptom self-management ability, reduce symptom burden, and improve quality of life.
