Journal article
A systematic review of the impact of stigma and nihilism on lung cancer outcomes
BMC Cancer, Vol.12, 184
2012
Abstract
Background: This study systematically reviewed the evidence on the influence of stigma and nihilism on lung cancer patterns of care; patients' psychosocial and quality of life (QOL) outcomes; and how this may link to public health programs.Methods: Medline, EMBASE, ProQuest, CINAHL, PsycINFO databases were searched. Inclusion criteria were: included lung cancer patients and/or partners or caregivers and/or health professionals (either at least 80% of participants had lung cancer or were partners or caregivers of lung cancer patients, or there was a lung cancer specific sub-group focus or analysis), assessed stigma or nihilism with respect to lung cancer and published in English between 1st January 1999 and 31st January 2011. Trial quality and levels of evidence were assessed.Results: Eighteen articles describing 15 studies met inclusion criteria. The seven qualitative studies were high quality with regard to data collection, analysis and reporting; however most lacked a clear theoretical framework; did not address interviewer bias; or provide a rationale for sample size. The eight quantitative studies were generally of low quality with highly selected samples, non-comparable groups and low participation rates and employed divergent theoretical and measurement approaches. Stigma about lung cancer was reported by patients and health professionals and was related to poorer QOL and higher psychological distress in patients. Clear empirical explorations of nihilism were not evident. There is qualitative evidence that from the patients' perspectives public health programs contribute to stigma about lung cancer and this was supported by published commentary.Conclusions: Health-related stigma presents as a part of the lung cancer experience however there are clear limitations in the research to date. Future longitudinal and multi-level research is needed and this should be more clearly linked to relevant theory. © 2012 Chambers et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Details
- Title
- A systematic review of the impact of stigma and nihilism on lung cancer outcomes
- Authors
- S K Chambers (Author) - Griffith UniversityJeffrey Dunn (Author) - Griffith UniversityS Occhipinti (Author) - Griffith UniversityS Hughes (Author) - Cancer Council New South WalesP Baade (Author) - Griffith UniversityS Sinclair (Author) - Cancer AustraliaJ Aitken (Author) - Griffith UniversityPhilippa H Youl (Author) - Griffith UniversityD L O'Connell (Author) - Cancer Council New South Wales
- Publication details
- BMC Cancer, Vol.12, 184
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2012
- DOI
- 10.1186/1471-2407-12-184
- ISSN
- 1471-2407
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2012 Chambers et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451148402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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