Development of a Skin-life Care Platform for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, who undergo molecular targeted therapy

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24659980
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Asahikawa Medical College
• Principal Investigator: ISHIKAWA Hiroko 旭川医科大学, 医学部, その他 (30550660)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HAMADA Tamami 旭川医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (00374273)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KOMATSU Hiroko 慶応義塾大学, 看護医療学部, 教授 (60158300) ; MATSUBARA Kazuo 京都大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (20127533)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 分子標的薬治療 / 進行非小細胞肺がん / 皮膚障害 / スキンケア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We conducted this study to develop a “Skin-life Support Platform (strategy) for NSCLC” for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who undergo molecular targeted therapy.
As a result we developed a clearer understanding of the fears patients with advanced NSCLC harbor about skin life and that it leads to a lower Quality of Life (QOL), these fears pose a threat to willingness to continuing the molecular targeted therapy. Findings showed that it is necessary to propose effective skin care based on the evidence from the “Skin-life Support Platform for NSCLC”, and develop nursing practices to apply with patients.

Free Research Field

臨床看護学