Sleep duration is associated with survival in advanced cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sleep problems have been linked to increased risk of mortality in the general population. Limited evidence suggests similar relationships among people diagnosed with cancer. The aims of the present study were to investigate the type and rates of sleep problems in advanced cancer patients and examine whether sleep problems are associated with survival.

Methods

A prospective study of 292 patients with advanced cancers affecting the hepatobiliary and pancreatic systems were administered a battery of questionnaires measuring sociodemographic information, sleep, and depression. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Chi-square, Kaplan-Meier survival, and Cox regression analyses were performed to test the aims.

Results

The majority of patients were male (64%) and the mean

SUBMITTER: Collins KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5428985 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature