Correlation between uncertainty in illnesses and perceived control in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer
TAN Xing
LIU Yan-ping
ZENG Sha
HUANG Li-fang
YAN Wen-jing
SUN Cai-xia
ZENG Gu-qing
Abstract：Objective To analysis the correlation between uncertainty in illnesses and perceived control in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing chemotherapy.Methods A consecutive sample of 145 patients with NSCLC were recruited and assessed with socio-demographic, medical data, the scales of the Michel′s Chinese version of uncertainty in illness and the cancer experience and efficacy scale (CEES).Results The total score of the uncertainty in illness in patients with NSCLC was (98.56±9.99) points, the total score of the cancer experience was (3.97±0.40) points, and the total score of the cancer efficacy was (3.13±0.52) points.In CEES, the scores of each dimension from the highest to the lowest were social economics [(4.25±0.59) points], emotional experience [(3.89±0.50) points], personal experience [(3.82±0.42) points], collective efficacy [(3.30±0.83) points], medical efficacy [(3.18±0.52) points], and personal efficacy [(2.93±0.76) points].The score of the uncertainty in illness was significantly positively correlated with experience subscales (r=0.291, P<0.001), and negatively correlated with efficacy subscale (r=-0.334, P<0.05).Conclusion Uncertainty in illnesses of the patients is correlated with perceived control.To raise the efficacy of patients and improve their quality of life, it is important for health-care workers to pay attention to the ability of cognition in patients.
Keywords：non-small-cell lung canceruncertainty in illnessesperceived controlperceived collective control
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 1901-1904,1908 )