Mapping the home-based symptom management journey of lung cancer patients receiving combination therapy: A longitudinal qualitative study.
To explore symptom management experiences and evolving information needs among lung cancer patients receiving combination therapy and to construct a patient symptom journey map that informs personalized and intelligent symptom management strategies. A prospective, longitudinal qualitative descriptiv...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Oncology Nursing Vol. 82 |
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Churchill Livingstone, Inc.
Jun2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=195368202&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 195368202 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14623889 8IF jtl: European Journal of Oncology Nursing issn: 14623889 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2026 vid: 82 pid: 1242 pub: Churchill Livingstone, Inc. artinfo: ui: 195368202 195368202 195368202 10.1016/j.ejon.2026.103213 195368202 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: Mapping the home-based symptom management journey of lung cancer patients receiving combination therapy: A longitudinal qualitative study. aug: au: Chen, Qiuhong Zhang, Chenxing Zeng, Zhishan Ye, Biqin Lin, Qing Arbing, Rachel Chen, Wei-Ti Huang, Feifei affil: School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China sug: subj: Lung Neoplasms Therapy Signs and Symptoms Combined Modality Therapy Home Health Care Human China Male Female Prospective Studies Qualitative Studies Purposive Sample Tertiary Health Care Semi-Structured Interview Content Analysis Thematic Analysis Information Needs Emotions Psychological Distress Self-Management Male Female ab: To explore symptom management experiences and evolving information needs among lung cancer patients receiving combination therapy and to construct a patient symptom journey map that informs personalized and intelligent symptom management strategies. A prospective, longitudinal qualitative descriptive exploratory design was employed. Using purposive sampling, 27 lung cancer patients were recruited from two top-tier tertiary hospitals in Fuzhou and Putian, Fujian Province, China, between March and August 2024. Using purposive sampling, 27 lung cancer patients were recruited from two top-tier tertiary hospitals in Fuzhou and Putian, Fujian Province, China, between March and August 2024. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted at the end of each of the first four combination therapy intervals (T1-T4) to explore patients' symptom management experiences and information support needs. The data were analyzed via conventional content analysis. A patient symptom journey map was developed on the basis of the thematic findings from this longitudinal analysis. A total of 94 interview datasets were collected across four time points, yielding four themes and fourteen categories. A symptom journey map for lung cancer patients was developed, encompassing five key dimensions: symptom experiences, symptom management challenges, opportunities, information support needs, and emotional experiences. Lung cancer patients receiving combination therapy experience complex, dynamic symptom trajectories and have evolving unmet needs, highlighting the critical importance of dynamic, phase-specific symptom monitoring and tailored supportive care. The patient symptom journey map may help inform the development of timely and personalized supportive interventions addressing management challenges, information gaps, and psychological distress. What is already known. • Combination therapies improve survival but lead to complex, persistent symptoms. • Current studies lack focus on evolving self-management during home-based recovery. What this paper adds. • Combination therapies improve survival but lead to complex, persistent symptoms. • Provides a longitudinal view of dynamic symptoms and information needs in therapy. • Identifies critical phase-specific needs missed by cross-sectional studies. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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