Research Article

Comparison of Sleep Quality before and after Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Prospective Study

Table 5

Predictive factors of sleep quality–univariate statistical analysis.

Good sleepersPoor sleepers

Mean delays
 1st consultation -histological confirmation (days)47.232.50.05
 Histological confirmation–treatment onset (days)28.115.70.0001
Disease-related parameters
 StageIII (%)41.4400.80
IV (%)58.660
 HistologyAdenocarcinoma (%)58.654.30.57
Squamous cell carcinoma (%)27.634.3
Nonsmall cell carcinoma (%)13.811.4
 MetastasisYes (%)58.657.20.55
No (%)41.442.8
 Cerebral metastasisYes (%)17.214.30.64
No (%)82.885.7
Treatment-related parameters
 Chemotherapy course rateOne day per cycle (%)13.817.20.49
Two days per cycle (%)86.282.8
 Hospitalisation during courseInpatient (%)34.531.40.71
Outpatient (%)65.568.6
 Grade IV complicationYes (%)20.7370.09
No (%)79.363
Sleep qualityHumor qualityNumber of patients%
Normal3 patients10.4%0.001
Depression17 patients58.6%
Anxiety9 patients31%
Normal28 patients80%0.001
Depression5 patients14.3%
Anxiety2 patients5.7%