High Prevalence of Dyspnea in Lung Cancer: An Observational Study
High Prevalence of Dyspnea in Lung Cancer: An Observational Study
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DOI：
10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_64_19
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发表时间：
2019-07-01
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Deodhar, Jayita
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作者：
Damani, Anuja;Ghoshal, Arunangshu;Deodhar, Jayita
简介：呼吸困难是一种主观的、多维度的呼吸不适体验，常见于晚期癌症患者。本研究是一项二级分析，旨在探讨肺癌患者呼吸困难的临床患病率。改善呼吸困难患者的生活质量（QoL）需要积极的症状管理，这反过来又需要对其症状学有详细的了解。材料和方法：这是2014年4月至9月在塔塔纪念中心（孟买）姑息医学系进行的一项为期6个月的前瞻性观察性研究的肺癌患者的亚组分析。结果与结论：71.43%的晚期肺癌患者出现呼吸困难。呼吸困难随着疲劳、焦虑、食欲和健康状况的恶化而加重。患者将其描述为呼吸困难感的增加，这大大降低了生活质量。
Introduction: Dyspnea is a subjective, multidimensional experience of breathing discomfort, commonly seen in patients with advanced cancer. This study is a secondary analysis to seek the clinical prevalence of dyspnea on a subset of patients with lung cancer. Improving the quality of life (QoL) in dyspnea requires aggressive symptom management, which in turn entails a detailed understanding of its symptomatology. Materials and Methods: This was a subset analysis of lung cancer patients of a prospective observational study done over 6 months from April to September 2014 at the Department of Palliative Medicine, Tata Memorial Centre (Mumbai). Results and Conclusions: About 71.43% of the patients with advanced lung cancer experienced dyspnea. Dyspnea increased with worsening fatigue, anxiety, appetite, and well-being. Patients described it as an increased sense of effort for breathing, and it lowered the QoL substantially.