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P1.10 - Poster Session/ Advocacy (ID 228)
- Event: WCLC 2015
- Type: Poster
- Track: Advocacy
- Presentations: 1
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- Coordinates: 9/07/2015, 09:30 - 17:00, Exhibit Hall (Hall B+C)
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P1.10-008 - Stigma in Lung Cancer Patients (ID 1721)
09:30 - 09:30 | Author(s): B. Aukst Margetic
- Abstract
Background:
The burden of stigma in cancer patients is a significant problem, but it is especially emphasised problem in lung cancer patients due to their tendency to believe that their behaviour was the cause of the cancer.
Methods:
We included consecutively 39 newly hospitalised patients (58%male) with the diagnosis of lung cancer (mean age 59.3 SD 6.9 years). Stigma was assessed with 31-item Cataldo Lung Cancer Stigma Scale ( mean value 45.4 SD 11.05). Each stigma item was measured using a four-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). Cronbach alpha for the scale was 0.96. Patients gave informed consent after the purpose of the study was thoroughly explained. Of the 45 patients approached, four refused to participate and two questionnaires were incomplete.
Results:
Stigma in the sample was not associated with age or gender. Contrary to expectations it was not It was not associated with current smoking status.
Conclusion:
Stigma in lung cancer patients is significant problem, but in our sample it was not associated with age gender or current smoking status. This issue needs further research.
