. 2021 Mar 11;13:2319–2327. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S278087

Table 1.

Factors Influencing the Quality of Life (QoL) in Lung Cancer Patients

Factors Raising QoL	Factors Lowering QoL
Men⁴^,⁶	Women⁴^,²⁹
Under 65 years⁴	Above 65 years⁴^,²⁴
Fewer symptoms⁴	More symptoms⁴^,²⁴
Milder physical symptoms⁴	Severe physical symptoms⁴^,⁶^,⁸^,²⁴
Early palliative care⁴	Pain and fatigue⁴^,⁶^,⁷^,²⁸
Surgical treatment⁴^,²⁹	Chemotherapy,⁴^,²⁹ metastases⁵^,²⁹^,³⁷
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)⁵	Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)⁴^,⁵
Non-smoker⁴,	Smoker⁴
Spirituality⁶^,²⁸	Stigma³⁹^,⁴⁰
High level of education⁶	Low level of education²⁹
Social security, economic support,¹⁵ employed or retired⁴^,⁶	Low income,⁴^,⁵^,²⁹ unemployed⁴^,⁶
High perceived social support³^,⁶^,¹⁷^,²⁸	Low perceived social support³^,⁵
Married or widowed¹⁵^,²⁹^,³⁰	Unmarried⁵^,²⁹ or divorced³⁰
High coping skills⁴^,¹⁷	Poor coping skills⁴
High self-efficacy⁴^,²⁴ and high cognitive abilities⁴	Indifference and inactivity,⁴ hopelessness²⁹
Functional independence⁶^,²⁸	Low compliance⁴¹
Less intensive anxiety or depression⁴	Depression, anxiety⁴^,⁵^,²⁹^,³⁷