Investigation on sleep quality and psychological distress in patients with pulmonary nodules.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with pulmonary nodules (PNs) often suffer from the psychological burden of their disease and trap in sleep problems. This is insufficiently identified and addressed in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychological distress and sleep quality among PN patients and identify potential risk or protective factors for sleep quality.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study, which included 731 PN patients who visited the thoracic clinic of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital. Each participant completed a structured questionnaire consisting of demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The reliability of the HADS (Cronb

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472610 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature