Transitoriness in cancer patients: a cross-sectional survey of lung and gastrointestinal cancer patients |
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| Authors: | Maya Shaha Vinciya Pandian Michael A. Choti Eden Stotsky Joseph M. Herman Yasmin Khan Carol Libonati Timothy M. Pawlik Richard D. Schulick Anne E. Belcher |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;(2) Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA;(3) Department of Nursing Development and Research, Head of Office of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, Inselspital Bern/University Hospital Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland;(4) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA |
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| Abstract: | Objective Despite earlier diagnosis and advancements in treatment, cancer remains a leading cause of death in the world (13% of all deaths according to the World Health Organization) among men and women. Cancer accounts for approximately 20% of the deaths in the USA every year. Here, we report the findings from a cross-sectional survey of psychosocial factors in lung and gastrointestinal cancer patients. The aim of the study was to explore the associations among transitoriness, uncertainty, and locus of control (LOC) with quality of life. Transitoriness is defined as a person’s confrontation with life’s finitude due to a cancer diagnosis. |
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