Study of Smoking Trajectory in Newly Diagnosis Lung Cancer Patients

National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Smoking, Cigarette; Survival; Quality of Life; Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: smoking

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03642041

TWNA-1042011

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. Understanding the smoking change patterns among the newly diagnosis lung cancer patients after cancer diagnosis.
2. Explore the related factors of the smoking change patterns.
3. The type of smoking trajectory impact on survival and quality of life.

Full description

This was a prospective longitudinal design study. The investigators used the structure questionnaires to collect the data from a consecutive sample of newly diagnosed lung cancer patients.

Enrollment: 406 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 20 years old
• Newly diagnosed lung cancer
• Conscious clear and able to communicate
• Agreed to participate the study

Exclusion criteria

• Consciously confused
• Cognitive or psychotic disorders