Patient’s Experiences of Having Lung Cancer : - A descriptive review

Background: .Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women and lung cancer ranked first among all cancers in China.Lung cancer is also the highest mortality cancer in the world. Aim: To describe the patient’s experiences of having lung cancer . Method: Scientific articles with a qualitative approach were searched in the databases of PubMed and CINAHL. Ten selected articles were processed for seeking out the similarities and differences with respect to the aim. Of the 10 articles selected, interviews were used to collect data. Result:. Based on Roy’s theory, this review mainly described the experience of persons with lung cancer from two aspects: stimulation after disease in persons with lung cancer; coping style and adaptation to stimulation are reflected in physiology, psychology, social life and religious beliefs. Various responses helped the patients adapt to the disease. Conclusion: Persons with lung cancer were psychologically, physiologically and socially stimulated by their own disease itself. Therefore, the patient would take positive measures. At the same time, nurses also need to play their role, not only to alleviate the patient's physical pain, but also to give the patient psychological comfort and emotional support, so that the patient can better adapt to the disease and live a normal, calm life.