THE RELATIONSHIP OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER WITH EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND SUBSEQUENT TREATMENT OF CANCER

Abstract

Background. In the structure of oncological diseases, lung cancer is one of the most common pathologies characterized by high mortality. The probability of five-year survival is higher for patients receiving treatment in the early stages of cancer. Purpose. The study is devoted to the study of the relationship between the psychological characteristics of cancer patients with early diagnosis of the disease and the subsequent course of the disease. Materials and methods. The study involved 72 patients with diagnosed lung cancer aged 39 to 80 years. In accordance with the purpose of the study, the respondents were grouped into two groups depending on the stage of the disease (early and late treatment) and depending on the course of the disease (favorable and unfavorable). The study was conducted using a complex of psychodiagnostic techniques, methods of mathematical statistics were methods of descriptive statistics, discriminant analysis. Results. Early detection of lung cancer is associated with such features as a pessimistic attributive style, emotional stability, an internal locus of control in the field of interpersonal relations, a rare use of the Escape-avoidance coping strategy. The favorable course of the disease is facilitated by the rare use of the coping strategy "Escape-avoidance", the severity of the indicator of resilience "Control". Conclusion. Thus, the obtained data open up new possibilities in a personalized approach to cancer treatment and can be used in psychosocial and psychotherapeutic practice for patients with lung cancer. Funding. The research has been funded by the Russian Science Foundation, grant No. 21-18-00434, https://rscf.ru/project/21-18-00434/.

Keywords

• medical psychology
• oncopsychology
• lung cancer
• course of the disease
• psychological characteristics
• quality of life