The meaningfulness of experiences of adults surviving lung cancer two or more years: A systematic review.

Abstract

Review Objectives/Questions The objective of the review is to identify and synthesise the best available evidence on the meaningfulness of surviving lung cancer in adults over the age of 18, two or more years after diagnosis. The specific review question is: What is the experience of adult over the age of 18 surviving lung cancer two or more years after diagnosis? Inclusion Criteria Types of participants This review will consider adult lung cancer survivors who received the cancer diagnosis two or more years before. Both male and female patients who are at the age of 18 years or older will be included. Phenomena of interest The phenomenon of interest will consist of the experiences of any 18 years and older male or female adult surviving lung cancer two years or more years post diagnosis. The setting will be all locations where adult lung cancer patients have been studied. The context will be adult (18+ years) onset lung cancer patients and their experiences with the disease for two or more years.