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<sec><h3>Introduction</h3><p>A number of articles focus on functioning with lung cancer. However, there are no articles on factors which result in the inability to live independently in the course of this disease. This study assesses risk factors regarding the inability to live independently among individuals with lung cancer.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Materials and Methods</h3><p>This study included 134 patients who displayed interest in obtaining a certificate of the inability to live independently.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Results</h3><p>Over the study period, 75% of the patients obtained the certificate of inability to live independently (group A) and 25% of them did not obtain the certificate (group B). In group A, 56.4% of individuals were men, and in group B, 42.4% of them were men. In group A, 11.8% of patients were diagnosed with small cell lung cancer; no such case was found in group B. Metastases were revealed in 83.2% of patients from group A and in 57.6% from group B. Patients from group A had a significantly lower score in the Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living and lower body mass index compared with those from group B.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Information on body mass index, histopathological diagnosis, and the presence of metastases is useful in assessing the risk of being unable to live independently in patients with lung cancer. The Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living is helpful in assessing the inability to live independently.</p></sec>
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IntroductionA number of articles focus on functioning with lung cancer. However, there are no articles on factors which result in the inability to live independently in the course of this disease. This study assesses risk factors regarding the inability to live independently among individuals with lung cancer.
Materials and MethodsThis study included 134 patients who displayed interest in obtaining a certificate of the inability to live independently.
ResultsOver the study period, 75% of the patients obtained the certificate of inability to live independently (group A) and 25% of them did not obtain the certificate (group B). In group A, 56.4% of individuals were men, and in group B, 42.4% of them were men. In group A, 11.8% of patients were diagnosed with small cell lung cancer; no such case was found in group B. Metastases were revealed in 83.2% of patients from group A and in 57.6% from group B. Patients from group A had a significantly lower score in the Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living and lower body mass index compared with those from group B.
ConclusionsInformation on body mass index, histopathological diagnosis, and the presence of metastases is useful in assessing the risk of being unable to live independently in patients with lung cancer. The Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living is helpful in assessing the inability to live independently.

Risk factors of inability to live independently in the course of lung cancer

Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Department of Internal and Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine

Department of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Faculty of Medicine

Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej

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IntroductionA number of articles focus on functioning with lung cancer. However, there are no articles on factors which result in the inability to live...

	Groups
	A (n=101)		B (n=33)
SEX	N	%	N	%	χ² = 1.960p = 0.161
women	44	43.6	19	57.6
men	57	56.4	14	42.4
EDUCATION^a	N	%	N	%	χ² = 3.107p = 0.376
primary	33	37.5	7	21.2
basic vocational	33	37.5	16	48.5
secondary	17	19.3	7	21.2
higher	5	5.7	3	9.1
HISTOPATHOLOGY^b	N	%	N	%	χ² = 4.024p = 0.045
small cell lung cancer	11	11.8	0	0
non-small cell lung cancer	82	88.2	31	100
METASTASES^c	N	%	N	%	χ² = 8.933p = 0.003
no	16	16.8	14	42.4
yes	79	83.2	19	57.6

Parameter	Group A (n = 101)	Group B (n = 33)	Statistic	p value
Age, y, median (IQR)	66 (63–70)	65 (63–68)	Z = −0.049	0.961
BMI^a, median (IQR)	23.99 (20.81–26.64)	27.69 (22.31–29.41)	Z = −2.527	0.011
BI^a, median (IQR)	60 (50–65)	90 (85–95)	Z = −8.302	< 0.001

Parameter	Women (N = 44)	Men (N = 57)	Statistic	p value
Age, y, median (IQR)	66 (64–68)	65 (60–70)	Z = −0.841	0.400
BMI^a, median (IQR)	24.61 (19.33–26.77)	23.67 (21.45–26.64)	Z = −0.461	0.645
BI^b, median (IQR)	60 (55–65)	55 (50–65)	Z = −1.546	0.122

Risk factors of inability to live independently in the course of lung cancer

Article Category: Original Study

Published Online: Sep 12, 2022

Page range: 402 - 406

Received: Feb 06, 2022

Accepted: Jun 29, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahem-2022-0050

Keywords
lung, cancer, disability, epidemiology, palliative

© 2022 Marek Tradecki et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Information on sex, education, histopathology, and metastases in group A and group B

Information on age, BMI (body mass index), and BI (The Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living) in group A and group B (y: years; IQR: interquartile range)

Information on age, BMI (body mass index) and BI (The Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living) in group A in terms of sex (y: years; IQR: interquartile range)

Risk factors of inability to live independently in the course of lung cancer

Article Category: Original Study

Published Online: Sep 12, 2022

Page range: 402 - 406

Received: Feb 06, 2022

Accepted: Jun 29, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahem-2022-0050

Keywordslung, cancer, disability, epidemiology, palliative

© 2022 Marek Tradecki et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Information on sex, education, histopathology, and metastases in group A and group B

Information on age, BMI (body mass index), and BI (The Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living) in group A and group B (y: years; IQR: interquartile range)

Information on age, BMI (body mass index) and BI (The Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living) in group A in terms of sex (y: years; IQR: interquartile range)

Keywords
lung, cancer, disability, epidemiology, palliative