%0 Journal Article
%T The association between history of traumatic events and health-related quality of life among lung cancer patients.
%A Bayley-Veloso R
%A Szabo YZ
%A Cash E
%A Zimmaro L
%A Siwik C
%A Kloecker G
%A Salmon P
%A van der Gryp K
%A Sephton SE
%J J Psychosoc Oncol
%V 38
%N 5
%D Sep-Oct 2020
%M 32597346
%F 2.526
%R 10.1080/07347332.2020.1780364
%X Promoting health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a primary goal of lung cancer treatment. Trauma history and distress can negatively impact HRQOL.<BR>A cross-sectional design examined the associations of trauma history, cancer-specific distress, and HRQOL.<BR>Sixty lung cancer patients completed questionnaires on trauma history including the number and severity of traumatic events experienced. Cancer-specific distress, HRQOL, and depression were also reported.<BR>As hypothesized, trauma history and cancer-specific distress were negatively associated with HRQOL (all r's > -.27). Depression emerged as a confound in the association between cancer-specific distress and HRQOL.<BR>Retrospectively-reported trauma was linked with poorer HRQOL in lung cancer patients.<BR>Interventions aimed at improving lung cancer patients' HRQOL should consider the possible role of trauma history (both frequency and distress).