Research Article

Attitudes toward Cancer Diagnosis Disclosure and Resilience among Suspicious Lung Cancer Patients, Lung Cancer Patients, and Their Families

Table 2

Comparison of attitudes toward CDD and resilience between the SLCP group (N = 254) and the LCP group (N = 254) and the SLCP family group (N = 254) and the LCP family group (N = 254).

VariableSLCP groupLCP group valueSLCP family groupLCP family group value

Q1 Whether a patient with lung cancer diagnosis should be told the truth? (n, %)
Yes162 (63.8)111 (43.7)<0.001105 (41.3)82 (32.3)0.043
No92 (36.2)143 (56.3)149 (58.7)172 (67.7)

Q2 Who should be the first person to notify a cancer diagnosis? (n, %)
Patient52 (20.5)22 (8.7)<0.00110 (3.9)7 (2.8)0.014
Patient and family125 (49.2)103 (40.6)103 (40.6)74 (29.1)
Family77 (30.3)129 (50.8)141 (55.5)173 (68.1)