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ArticlePsycho-oncology2015

Psychological distress and quality of life in lung cancer: the role of health-related stigma, illness appraisals and social constraints.

Suzanne K Chambers, Peter Baade, Philippa Youl, Joanne Aitken, Stefano Occhipinti, Shalini Vinod, Patricia C Valery, Gail Garvey, Kwun M Fong, David Ball and 3 more

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Article in Psycho-oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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73citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. The Implementation of Decision Aids During Medical Consultations for Lung Cancer Patients: A Focus Group Within I3LUNG Project.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Suzanne K ChambersMenzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Peter BaadeMenzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Philippa YoulMenzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Joanne AitkenCancer Council Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Stefano OcchipintiMenzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Shalini VinodLiverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, Sydney, Australia.
Patricia C ValeryMenzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia.
Gail GarveyMenzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia.
Kwun M FongDepartment of Thoracic Medicine, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
David BallDivision of Radiation Oncology and Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Australia.
Helen ZorbasCancer Australia, Sydney, Australia.
Jeff DunnMenzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Dianne L O'ConnellCancer Council New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Cancer Council Queensland · AUGriffith University · AUMenzies School of Health Research · AUCancer Australia · AUEdith Cowan University · AULiverpool Hospital · AUPrince Charles Hospital · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AUUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveHealth-related stigma is associated with negative psychological and quality of life outcomes in lung cancer patients. This study describes the impact of stigma on lung cancer patients' psychological distress and quality of life and explores the role of social constraints and illness appraisal as mediators of effect.

methodsA self-administered cross-sectional survey examined psychological distress and quality of life in 151 people (59% response rate) diagnosed with lung cancer from Queensland and New South Wales. Health-related stigma, social constraints and illness appraisals were assessed as predictors of adjustment outcomes.

resultsForty-nine percent of patients reported elevated anxiety; 41% were depressed; and 51% had high global distress. Health-related stigma was significantly related to global psychological distress and quality of life with greater stigma and shame related to poorer outcomes. These effects were mediated by illness appraisals and social constraints.

conclusionsHealth-related stigma appears to contribute to poorer adjustment by constraining interpersonal discussions about cancer and heightening feelings of threat. There is a need for the development and evaluation of interventions to ameliorate the negative effects of health-related stigma among lung cancer patients.

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Social StigmaAdaptation, PsychologicalAgedAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNew South WalesQuality of LifeQueenslandShameStress, Psychological

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PMID25920906
PMCPMC5029590
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