Psychological distress in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Impact on targeted therapy and quality of life

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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2026; 16(10): 122462
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.122462

Table 4 Influence of Distress Thermometer on quality of life of non-small cell lung cancer patients during targeted therapy, mean ± SD

Quality of life	Group		t	P value
Quality of life	DT (n = 72)	Non-DT (n = 71)	t	P value
EORTC QLQ-C30 score (per 10 points) 1	79.53 ± 10.91	87.85 ± 6.92	-5.454	< 0.001
EORTC QLQ-C30 score (per 10 points) 2	75.59 ± 11.57	89.25 ± 6.89	-8.599	< 0.001

DT: Distress Thermometer; EORTC QLQ-C30: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30.

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Citation: Chen WJ, Hu XY, Yao SB, Chen MX, Bi ZR, Cheng HD. Psychological distress in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Impact on targeted therapy and quality of life. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(10): 122462
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.122462

Chen WJ, Hu XY, Yao SB, Chen MX, Bi ZR, Cheng HD. Psychological distress in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Impact on targeted therapy and quality of life. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(10): 122462 [DOI: 10.5498/wjp.122462]

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