Quality of Life and Meaning of Illness of Women With Lung Cancer

Linda Sarna

Jean K. Brown

Mary E. Cooley

Roma D. Williams

Cynthia Chernecky

Geraldine Padilla

Leda Layo Danao

ONF 2005, 32(1), E9-E19. DOI: 10.1188/05.ONF.E9-E19

Purpose/Objectives: To describe the quality of life (QOL) of women with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and examine relationships of demographic, clinical, health status, and meaning of illness (MOI) characteristics to QOL.

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