ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the correlation of fatigue and life quality of lung cancer patients after chemotherapy. Method A survey was conducted among 54 lung cancer patients after chemotherapy with revised piper fatigue scale ( PFS ) and medical outcomes study (SF-36). Result The total score of PFS of lung cancer patients was (6.44 ± 1.62). The score of SF-36 related area include physical dimension (58.47 ± 5.48), psychological dimension (55.04 ± 4.91) and social dimension (49.21 ± 4.77) environment dimension (52.86 ± 4.98). The total score of PFS was negatively correlated with physical, psychological and environmental dimensions (P<0.05), and not correlated with social dimension (P<0.05). Conclusions The cancer-related fatigue and life quality of lung cancer patient is at medium-severe level, and their life quality is at low level. Positive and effective psychological intervention and psychological nursing can reduce cancer-related fatigue and improve their life quality.