Sleep Disturbances in Lung Cancer Patients Assigned to Definitive or Adjuvant Irradiation.
In Vivo
; 35(6): 3333-3337, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1485629
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM:
A considerable number of patients with lung cancer are scheduled for definitive or adjuvant radiotherapy. Prevalence and potential risk factors of pre-radiotherapy sleep disturbances were evaluated. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Nineteen factors were retrospectively investigated for associations with pre-radiotherapy sleep disturbances in 77 lung cancer patients. Factors included COVID-19 pandemic; age; gender; performance score; comorbidity index; history of another malignancy; distress score; number of emotional, physical or practical problems; patient's request for psychological support; histology; tumor stage; upfront surgery; chemotherapy; and type of radiotherapy.RESULTS:
Thirty-one patients (40.3%) reported sleep disturbances that were significantly associated with distress score 6-10 (p=0.019), ≥2 emotional problems (p=0.001), ≥5 physical problems (p<0.001), and request for psychological support (p=0.006). Trends were found for female gender (p=0.064) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (p=0.057).CONCLUSION:
Many lung cancer patients assigned to radiotherapy reported sleep disturbances. Risk factors can be used to identify patients in need of psychological support already before treatment.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Lung Neoplasms
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
In Vivo
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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