BACKGROUND: Surgical procedures provide the best chance for cure and long-term survival in @entity1149 ( @entity1149 ). Persistent symptoms after surgical procedures are common, and they can negatively affect @entity283 ( @entity283 ). The purpose of this study was to examine the long-term effect of an interdisciplinary supportive care intervention to improve @entity283 , @entity458 , and symptoms in @entity2 survivors who were treated surgically. METHODS: @entity1 undergoing curative intent resection for @entity1149 were enrolled in a prospective sequential design whereby the control group was accrued first, followed by the intervention group. @entity1 in the intervention group were assessed and presented by nurses at weekly interdisciplinary care meetings before surgical procedures, and received four educational sessions (physical, psychological, social, and spiritual well-being) after surgical procedures. Appropriate symptom management, social work, rehabilitation, and spiritual support interventions were coordinated by the study nurse. In both groups, @entity283 , @entity458 , and symptom severity were assessed at baseline and at 6, 12, 24, 36, and 52 weeks with the use of surveys that included the validated Functional Assessment of @entity5 Therapy-Lung (FACT-L), @entity2 Subscale (LCS), and Distress Thermometer. Mean survey scores were analyzed with factorial analysis of covariance at 12 months. RESULTS: A total of 71 survivors (control  = 33; intervention  = 38) were accrued. No difference was found in age, baseline performance status, or stage of disease between groups. @entity1 in the intervention group had significantly less distress (mean, 1.0 versus 4.0; range, 0 to 10; p < 0.001) and more favorable mean FACT-L scores (126.1 versus 98.7; range, 0 to 140; p < 0.001) and LCS scores (29.4 versus 23.6; range, 0 to 32; p < 0.001) at 12 months. The mean scores of all categories of questions in FACT-L (physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being) were considerably more favorable in the intervention group at 12 months. CONCLUSIONS: An interdisciplinary supportive care intervention improves @entity458 and @entity283 at 12 months after @entity2 surgical procedures. This study has important implications in improving @entity283 of @entity2 survivors after surgical procedures. Further study is warranted on incorporating the interdisciplinary personalized interventions used in this study into clinical practice for @entity2 survivors.

Long-Term Effect of an Interdisciplinary Supportive Care Intervention for XXXX Survivors After Surgical Procedures.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients'] @entity283 :: ('OMIM:603663', 'Disease') :: ['HRQOL', 'health-related quality of life'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['Cancer'] @entity2 :: ('MESH:D008175', 'Disease') :: ['lung cancer', 'Lung Cancer'] @entity1149 :: ('MESH:D002289', 'Disease') :: ['NSCLC', 'non-small cell cancer'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['psychological distress']
@entity2 :: (MESH:D008175,Disease) :: ['Lung Cancer']
