Risk Factors for Sleep Disturbances in Patients Scheduled for Radiotherapy of Head-and-Neck Cancer.
Anticancer Res
; 41(10): 5065-5069, 2021 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1449416
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM:
Many patients with head-and-neck cancer are scheduled for irradiation. This study was performed to determine the frequency of and risk factors for pre-radiotherapy sleep disturbances in these patients. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
A total of 103 patients with head-and-neck cancer scheduled for radiotherapy were included in this retrospective study. Eighteen characteristics were evaluated including timing of start of radiotherapy relative to COVID-19 pandemic; age; gender; Karnofsky performance score; Charlson comorbidity index; history of another malignancy; family history of malignancy; distress score; number of emotional, physical or practical problems; request for psychological support; tumor site and stage; upfront surgery; planned chemotherapy; and brachytherapy boost.RESULTS:
The frequency of pre-radiotherapy sleep disturbances was 42.7%. This was significantly associated with age ≤63 years (p=0.049), Karnofsky performance score ≤80 (p=0.002), Charlson comorbidity index ≥3 (p=0.005), history of another malignancy (p=0.012), emotional (p=0.001) or physical (p<0.001) problems, and request for psychological support (p=0.002).CONCLUSION:
Sleep disturbances were frequent in patients assigned to radiotherapy of head-and-neck cancer. Recognizing risk factors for sleep disturbance helps identify patients requiring psychological support.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sleep Wake Disorders
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Head and Neck Neoplasms
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Anticancer Res
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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