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Distress and its influencing factors among Chinese patients with incidental pulmonary nodules: a cross-sectional
Jingmin Yuan1,2, Fenglin Xu3, Hui Ren2,4
1Health Science Center, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.
Abstract:
The study aims to investigate the distress level and its influencing factors in Chinese pulmonary nodules patients. A total of 163 outpatients in a tertiary hospital in Xi'an, China, were recruited and investigated by using the Impact of Event Scale, Decision Conflict Scale, Consultation Care Measure, Lung Cancer Worry Scale and a demographic questionnaire. The logistic regression model was used to identify the factors of distress. The mean IES score was 37.35 ± 16.65, which was a moderate level. Patients aged 50-60 years, with higher decision conflicts scores, lower physician-patient communication quality score, and who are anxious about the results of future tests or treatments had higher distress score. Distress levels were moderate in patients with pulmonary nodules. Communication between medical staff and patients is extremely important for the management of pulmonary nodules, which affects the quality of the patient's decision-making and his level of distress.
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