Trends of concerns from diagnosis in patients with advanced lung cancer and their family caregivers: A 2-year longitudinal study.
Takashi SatoDaisuke FujisawaDaisuke AraiIchiro NakachiMari TakeuchiShigenari NukagaKeigo KobayashiShinnosuke IkemuraHideki TeraiHiroyuki YasudaIchiro KawadaYasunori SatoRyosuke SatomiSaeko TakahashiMizuha Haraguchi HashiguchiMorio NakamuraYoshitaka OyamadaTakeshi TerashimaKoichi SayamaFumitake SaitoFumio SakamakiTakashi InoueKatsuhiko NaokiKoichi FukunagaKenzo SoejimaPublished in: Palliative medicine (2021)
The majority of advanced lung cancer patients and their family caregivers have serious concerns from diagnosis, which is associated with their psychological distress. The spectrum of concerns alters over the disease trajectory, warranting efficient tailored care and support for both groups immediately after diagnosis.