Patient Perspectives and Side-Effects Experience on Chemotherapy of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Qualitative Study

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Figure 1 Procedural flowchart of the study.

Table 1 Individual Characteristics of Studied Participants

Patients	Age (Years)	Gender	Weight (kg)	Height (m)	Ethnicity	Education	Residence	Smoking	Drinking	Lifestyle Status	Family Members	Monthly Income/Month (PKR)
Patient 1	43	Male	65	1.57	Punjabi	SE	Rural	Yes	No	Hygiene	5	<15,000
Patient 2	72	Female	60	1.62	Punjabi	HSE	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	4	16,000–30,000
Patient 3	68	Female	69	1.59	Saraiki	Bachelor	Rural	No	No	Hygiene	3	16,000–30,000
Patient 4	53	Female	62	1.65	Punjabi	UE	Rural	No	No	Hygiene	2	31,000–45,000
Patient 5	51	Female	86	1.63	Punjabi	Bachelor	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	5	31,000–45,000
Patient 6	49	Female	70	1.77	Saraiki	Bachelor	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	10	16,000–30,000
Patient 7	45	Female	68	1.59	Saraiki	Bachelor	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	4	31,000–45,000
Patient 8	56	Female	70	1.57	Saraiki	Bachelor	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	4	>100,000
Patient 9	41	Female	72	1.72	Pashto	Bachelor	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	3	<15,000
Patient 10	43	Female	59	1.56	Punjabi	SE	Rural	No	No	Poor	4	31,000–45,000
Patient 11	39	Female	74	1.54	Punjabi	Bachelor	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	6	16,000–30,000
Patient 12	60	Male	85	1.76	Pashtun	Bachelor	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	4	60,000–75,000
Patient 13	65	Female	81	1.58	Saraiki	UE	Rural	Yes	No	Poor	2	31,000–45,000
Patient 14	62	Female	77	1.74	Saraiki	UE	Rural	No	Yes	Hygiene	3	31,000–45,000
Patient 15	46	Female	71	1.54	Punjabi	HSE	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	4	16,000–30,000
Patient 16	53	Female	67	1.59	Punjabi	UE	Rural	Yes	No	Hygiene	3	31,000–45,000
Patient 17	42	Female	65	1.69	Punjabi	HSE	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	4	<15,000
Patient 18	72	Male	88	1.78	Saraiki	Bachelor	Urban	Yes	No	Hygiene	4	31,000–45,000
Patient 19	69	Female	78	1.71	Saraiki	UE	Rural	No	No	Poor	6	<15,000
Patient 20	68	Female	69	1.57	Saraiki	Bachelor	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	4	16,000–30,000
Patient 21	47	Female	59	1.59	Punjabi	Bachelor	Rural	Yes	No	Hygiene	3	31,000–45,000
Patient 22	45	Female	60	1.73	Punjabi	HSE	Urban	No	No	Hygiene	2	<15,000

Table 2 Sociodemographic Data of Selected Patients and Studied Variables

Variable	Category	Patients (n)	Patients (%)	Median
Age (years)	≤50	10	45	52
	>50	12	55
Gender	Male	3	14
	Female	19	86
Weight (kg)	≤65	7	32	69.5
	>65	15	68
Height (m)	≤1.65	13	59	2.57
	>1.65	9	41
BMI (kg/m^2)	<25	8	36	26.6
	>25	14	64
Education (Years of schooling)	≤8	13	59
	>8	9	41
Residence	Urban	13	59
	Rural	9	41
Smoking habit	No	17	77
	Yes	5	23
Lifestyle status	Hygiene	19	86
	Non-hygienic	3	14
Alcohol drinking habit	Yes	1	5
	No	21	95
Family members	≤5	19	86	4
	>5	3	14
Household income (PKR)	<50,000	15	68
	>50,000	7	32

Abbreviation: PKR, Pakistani rupee.

Table 3 Disease Variables and Its Related Knowledge of Studied Participants

Variable	Category	Patients (n)	Patients (%)
Cancer type	Squamous cell	6	27
	Adenocarcinoma	15	68
	Other	1	5
Stage of NSLC	Stage 2	11	50
	Stage 3	11	50
Treatment	2 Drugs	13	59
	3 Drugs	9	41
Duration	<2 Years	14	64
	>2 Years	8	36
Treatment cost beared by	Hospital fund	15	68
	Insurance	4	18
	Self	2	9
	Others	1	5
Disease knowledge	Yes	12	55
	No	10	45
Treatment knowledge	Yes	13	59
	No	9	41