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Chinese Journal of Nursing Education ›› 2024, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (2): 231-236.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.1672-9234.2024.02.017

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The stigma experience of lung cancer patients:a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

WANG Rui(),SUI Hongping,LI Tingting,JIANG Tongtong,XIA Yunlong,SHI Tieying()   

  • Received:2023-03-04 Online:2024-02-15 Published:2024-02-22

Abstract:

Objective To summarize the stigma experience of lung cancer patients in life and medical treatment systematically,so as to provide evidence for target interventions. Methods Cochrane Library,PubMed,CINAHL,Web of Science,EBSCO,Embase,Medline,PsycINFO,CNKI,Wanfang,CBM and VIP were searched from the establishment to February 2023. The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research(2016 edition) was used to evaluate the quality of the included articles,and then the results were integrated by meta-synthesis. Results A total of 11 studies were included,and 20 results were extracted which can be classified into seven new categories. Finally,three integrated results were summarized:1) confronting internal self-deprecation and public discrimination,2) resulting in a variety of adverse impacts,and 3) adopting diverse coping strategies. Conclusion This study explored the experiences related to stigma in patients with lung cancer. Stigma has a great negative impact on patients,and different lung cancer patients have negative or positive experiences of coping with stigma. Clinical nurses can learn from the effective positive coping strategies of lung cancer patients to intervene to eliminate their stigma.

Key words: Lung cancer, Stigma, Qualitative research, Meta synthesis