Commitment of lung cancer patients with self-care in Al-Imam hussein oncology center at Karbala governorate

In order to determining the adherence assessment of lung cancer patients toward self-care of lung cancer. And to find out the relationship between compliance assessment of lung cancer and their socio-demographic characteristics (age, gander, level of education and years of experience). A descriptive design study was conducted from (2017/9/10) until (2018/4/18) to evaluate the commitment of lung cancer patients to self care and adopted the selection of the study criteria. A sample of 50 patients with lung cancer was selected at the Imam Hussein Center for Oncology. The data were collected through a questionnaire designed for this purpose. A sample of 50 patients with lung cancer was selected at the Imam Hussein Center for Oncology. And the data were analyzed by applying statistical analysis procedures using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The results of the study showed that there was a low level of commitment to self-care by lung cancer patients. And the most of the samples were with aged group 60 years and older. Most of them were men, mostly married and city dwellers, most of whom were previously smokers.