title: A week in the life of lung cancer survivors: Daily reports of stress, worry, mood, and symptoms.
abstract: This study examined the day-to-day lives of early stage lung cancer survivors who were discharged from treatment between 2 and 24 months prior to the study. Lung cancer survivors were called on eight consecutive nights and completed an interview about their daily experiences. Repeated measures, multilevel analysis of the phone interview data was conducted. Survivors reported few daily stressor exposures or somatic symptoms. Daily moods were generally positive, and survivors reported living quite independently. Lung cancer survivors did not report experiencing health-related worry on a daily basis. The findings from this study create a much more positive picture of lung cancer survivorship relative to prior studies.
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, USA kra105@psu.edu.
authors.forename: Keith R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Aronson
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wagstaff
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Elana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farace
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muscat
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, USA.
authors.forename: Chandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Belani
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Salah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Almokadem
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Thyra
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fossum
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000073116:Cancer Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: cancer; daily diary; health worry; mood; stress; survivorship