Uncertainty and hope in relation to anxiety and depression in advanced lung cancer.
Patricia Cruz CastellanosMireia Gil-RagaPaula Jiménez-FonsecaIsmael GhanemRaquel Hernandez San GilNuria Piera-MolonsJuana M CanoAlejandro Gallego-MartinezEsmeralda Garcia-TorralbaCaterina CalderónPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2022)
Our findings indicate that hope and uncertainty are important considerations in understanding mental health in people diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Identifying patients who lack the resources needed to manage uncertainty and hope in relation to their disease could inform psychosocial intervention provision to improve quality of life.