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Observational Study
. 2019 Aug;21(8):1104-1107.
doi: 10.1007/s12094-018-02018-2. Epub 2019 Feb 2.

Incidence of sleep problems and their mediating role on depression and anxious preoccupation in patients with resected, non-advanced cancer: data from NEOcoping study

C Calderon  1 , A Carmona-Bayonas  2 , R Hernandez  3 , B Castelo  4 , S Varma  3 , O Donnay  5 , D Gomez  6 , P Jimenez-Fonseca  7
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Observational Study

Incidence of sleep problems and their mediating role on depression and anxious preoccupation in patients with resected, non-advanced cancer: data from NEOcoping study

C Calderon et al. Clin Transl Oncol. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

Background: Our study analyzes the incidence of sleep problems and their mediating role on depression and anxious preoccupation in patients with resected, non-advanced cancer.

Methods: A multi-institutional, prospective, observational study was conducted with 750 participants of 14 hospitals in Spain. Participants' socio-demographic and clinical characteristics were collected using a standardized self-report form and using EORTC QoL-QLQ-C30, BSI, Mini-MAC questionnaires.

Results: In women, sleep problems, depression and anxious preoccupation were observed in 65, 41 and 21%, respectively. In men, sleep problems, depression and anxious preoccupation were reported in 51, 29 and 61%, respectively. More sleep problems, depression and anxious preoccupation were found among women than males. Depression was a significant predictor of anxious preoccupation. In males, sleep problems partially mediated this association. This was not confirmed in women.

Conclusion: Our findings point toward the importance of developing interventions that decrease depression and sleep problems in cancer.

Keywords: Adjuvant chemotherapy; BSI; Coping; EORTC-QoL-QLQ-C30; Mini-MAC; Quality of life.

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