2016
DOI: 10.1159/000452801
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Abstract: Objective: To investigate the symptoms of lung cancer in Turkey and to evaluate approaches to alleviate these symptoms. Subjects and Methods: This study included 1,245 lung cancer patients from 26 centers in Turkey. Demographic characteristics as well as information regarding the disease and treatments were obtained from medical records and patient interviews. Symptoms were evaluated using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) and were graded on a scale between 0 and 10 points. Data were compared using … Show more

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“…The total sample size from primary studies was 3563 participants. Six studies showed majority of the participants to be males (19,(36)(37)(38)(39)(40) , two studies had a slight female preponderance (41,42), while one study (20) was a literature review . Of the nine studies included, 6 were cross-sectional studies (36-39, 41, 42), one was a pre-test and post-test study design (40), one was a prospective study (19) and one was a literature review (20).…”
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“…The total sample size from primary studies was 3563 participants. Six studies showed majority of the participants to be males (19,(36)(37)(38)(39)(40) , two studies had a slight female preponderance (41,42), while one study (20) was a literature review . Of the nine studies included, 6 were cross-sectional studies (36-39, 41, 42), one was a pre-test and post-test study design (40), one was a prospective study (19) and one was a literature review (20).…”
Section: Characteristics Of Included Studiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Six studies showed majority of the participants to be males (19,(36)(37)(38)(39)(40) , two studies had a slight female preponderance (41,42), while one study (20) was a literature review . Of the nine studies included, 6 were cross-sectional studies (36-39, 41, 42), one was a pre-test and post-test study design (40), one was a prospective study (19) and one was a literature review (20). Of the nine included studies, eight studies described at least one lung cancer warning signs and symptoms (19,(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42), while one study described the effectiveness of palliative care for lung cancer (20).…”
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“…With heavy exposure to smoking, the total number of new cases of lung cancer reached 733,300 in 2015 (Hong et al, ). Approximately two‐thirds of lung cancer patients die within 2 years due to advanced disease (Stage III and Stage IV) at the time of diagnosis (Chen et al, ), and many experience a poor quality of life due to multiple physical symptoms including fatigue, shortness of breath, pain, appetite loss, insomnia, nausea and dry cough (Bülbül et al, ).…”
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“…patients die within 2 years due to advanced disease (Stage III and Stage IV) at the time of diagnosis (Chen et al, 2016), and many experience a poor quality of life due to multiple physical symptoms including fatigue, shortness of breath, pain, appetite loss, insomnia, nausea and dry cough (Bülbül et al, 2017).…”
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