Non-invasive interventions for improving well-being and quality of life in patients with lung cancer--a systematic review of the evidence.
Despite advances in lung cancer treatment, the outlook for most patients remains grim. Many of them face a short survival time during which they may suffer physical and psychological problems related with the cancer and the treatment side-effects. There is a need for a high quality care to support patients and reduce symptoms as much as possible. This systematic review found that a specialised nursing programme to reduce breathlessness was effective and that after patients' treatment had finished, those cared by nurses did as well or even better than those cared by doctors.
Thompson
Elinor
E
Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Casa de Convalescència, St. Antoni Maria Claret 171, 08041 Barcelona, Spain.
Solà
Ivan
I
Subirana
Mireia
M
D004417:Dyspnea / Q000451:nursing; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support