title: We're in this together: Patients', caregivers' and health care providers' illness perceptions about non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
abstract: This study reviews empirical studies in the area of illness perceptions in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Beliefs about the illness and its consequences, including its medical management, are part of the review. Also, the relatively small research area of perceptions and views about patients with NSCLC of caregivers and health care providers is reviewed. Given our earlier review of the topic in this Journal [5], we now report on papers published after that 2011 publication. 38 papers were identified, a quite major increase in published research compared to the 15 papers in our previous publication (2011 and earlier). Most papers report on psychosocial concepts that determine responses to the illness and its treatment. Increasingly, reactions of caregivers and health care providers are studied. These last two categories of respondents perceive the psychosocial consequences of NSCLC as more severe than the patients themselves. Psychosocial variables appear to be stronger predictors of psychological distress and reduced quality of life than sociodemographic or clinical variables. These results are instrumental in the developing field of psychosocial interventions for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and their caregivers, which may also be helpful for health care providers. Suggestions for research and clinical implications are presented.
authors.affiliation: Medical Psychology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.a.kaptein@lumc.nl.
authors.forename: Ad A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kaptein
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Medicine, Saitama International Medical Centre, Yamane, Hidaka City, Japan.
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Teikyo University School of Medicine, Dept. Hygiene and Public Health, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Division, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.affiliation: Breast Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigenori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.affiliation: Breast Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Manami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Momiyama
authors.affiliation: Breast Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Michiyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugisaki
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bernadette C M
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Bos
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Thalita D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Warning
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Medicine, Alrijne Hospital, Leiderdorp and Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dik
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Medicine, Alrijne Hospital, Leiderdorp and Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rik van
authors.initials: Rv
authors.lastname: Klink
authors.affiliation: Breast Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rajen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramai
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taube
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Judith R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kroep
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Maarten J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers; D003071:Cognition; D004644:Emotions; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Caregivers; Health care providers; Illness perceptions; Literature review; Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC); Psychosocial research