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Depression, Rather Than Cancer-Related Fatigue or Insomnia, Decreased the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients

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Abstract
Purpose Cancer-related fatigue is a common and distressing symptom that occurs during cancer treatment. This study aimed to find factors that are related to cancer-related fatigue, and its effect on patients' quality of life.

Materials and Methods This study included 159 patients who completed questionnaires and interviews during their initial examina-tion at the sleep clinic for cancer patients, Asan Medical Center, between December 2018 and January 2020. Their medical reports were reviewed retrospectively. Questionnaire data about depression, anxiety, insomnia, fear of disease progression, and dysfunc-tional beliefs about sleep, pain, and quality of life, were reviewed. Additionally, patient sleep structure data were analyzed.

Results Factors such as depression (p < 0.001), anxiety (p < 0.001), fear of cancer progression (p < 0.001), fatigue (p=0.027), and time in bed during 24 hours (p=0.037) were significant expecting variables for low quality of life from logistic regression analysis. In pathway analysis, depression (p < 0.001), not cancer-related fatigue (p=0.537), act as a direct risk factor on quality of life. And also, depression was an overall risk factor for insomnia, fatigue, and daily activity of cancer patients.

Conclusion Cancer-related fatigue did not show significant effect on patient's quality of life in this study. However, the result of pathway analysis highlights the importance of assessing depression in the process of cancer treatment and providing appropriate interventions.
Author(s)
김규민김화정여성욱이주희정석훈
Issued Date
2021
Type
Article
Keyword
Cancer-related fatigueQuality of lifeDepressionInsomnia
DOI
10.4143/crt.2020.1212
URI
https://oak.ulsan.ac.kr/handle/2021.oak/8627
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Publisher
CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
Location
대한민국
Language
한국어
ISSN
1598-2998
Citation Volume
53
Citation Number
3
Citation Start Page
641
Citation End Page
649
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