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Trial reportJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2019

Effects of a Web-based Health Education Program on Quality of Life and Symptom Distress of Initially Diagnosed Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Chi-Chin Huang, Han-Pin Kuo, Yueh-E Lin, Shu-Ching Chen

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effect of patient education in improving quality of life, fatigue and anxiety in people diagnosed with lung cancer: systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  4. Effect of applying digital health in palliative care for patients with advanced cancer: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  6. Feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care for individuals living with and beyond lung cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  7. Impact of a Functional Intervention with Home Follow-Up on Respiratory Symptoms and Functionality in Oncology Patients: A Randomised Clinical Trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  16. Models, outcomes, barriers, and facilitators of supportive care in cancer: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  20. Application of Artificial Intelligence Software to Identify Emotions of Lung Cancer Patients in Preoperative Health Education: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chi-Chin HuangDepartment of Nursing, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Han-Pin KuoDepartment of Chest Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yueh-E LinDepartment of Nursing, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Shu-Ching ChenDepartment of Nursing, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. shuching@gw.cgust.edu.tw.
Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University of Science and Technology · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with chemotherapy experience functional decline and decreased quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a web-based health education program on global quality of life, quality of life-related functional dimensions, and symptom distress of initially diagnosed advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients. This study used a randomized, pre- and post-repeated measures design. A total of 55 participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 27) and a control group (n = 28). The experimental group participated in a web-based health education program, and the control group received usual care. Patients were assessed at 4 time points: baseline assessment (T0), and then 1, 2, and 3 months (T1, T2, and T3) after participating in the web-based health education program or receiving usual care. Patients in the experimental group had significantly greater global quality of life and emotional function, and significantly less top ten significant symptom distresses compared to those in the control group. There were no differences between the groups and within groups with respect to physical function, role function, cognitive function, and social function. The web-based health education can improve global quality of life, emotional function, and top ten significant symptom distresses in patients receiving chemotherapy during the first 3 months after initial diagnosis of advanced NSCLC. Web-based health education can improve quality of life and lessen distress of initially diagnosed NSCLC patients treated with chemotherapy.

Indexed as

Health EducationPatient Education as TopicQuality of LifeAdenocarcinomaCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCase-Control StudiesFemaleHealth PromotionHumansInternetLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPatient-Centered CareSelf CareNon-small cell lung cancerSymptom distress, quality of lifeWeb-based health education

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PMID28780685
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