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Assessment of sleep disturbance in lung cancer patients: Relationship between sleep disturbance and pain, fatigue, quality of life, and psychological distress

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2014

Mare Nishiura ,
Atsuhisa Tamura ,
Hideaki Nagai  and
Eisuke Matsushima
Mare Nishiura*
Affiliation:
Section of Liaison, Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Atsuhisa Tamura
Affiliation:
Center for Pulmonary Diseases, National Hospital Organization, Tokyo National Hospital, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Hideaki Nagai
Affiliation:
Center for Pulmonary Diseases, National Hospital Organization, Tokyo National Hospital, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Eisuke Matsushima
Affiliation:
Section of Liaison, Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Mare Nishiura, Section of Liaison, Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. E-mail: marelppm@tmd.ac.jp.
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Abstract

Objective:

We investigated the prevalence of sleep disturbance and psychological distress in lung cancer patients. We also examined the association between sleep disturbance and psychological distress, pain, fatigue, and quality of life in the same population.

Method:

Fifty lung cancer patients were evaluated. Sleep disturbance was assessed using the Athens Sleep Insomnia Scale (AIS) and psychological distress using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Quality of life (QOL), pain, and fatigue were assessed employing the European Organization of Research and Treatment Quality of Life Questionnaire–Cancer 30 (EORTC QLQ–C30).

Results:

We observed that 56% of lung cancer patients had sleep disturbance (AIS score ≥6) and 60% had psychological distress (total HADS score ≥11). Patients with sleep disturbance had a HADS score of 14.6 ± 5.8, a fatigue score of 45.3 ± 22.0, and a pain score of 27.2 ± 26.2. In contrast, patients without sleep disturbance had a lower HADS score of 9.9 ± 8.1 (p < 0.05) and a higher fatigue score of 28.5 ± 18.0 (p < 0.01) and a pain score of 8.7 ± 15.8 (p < 0.01). In addition, we found a lower QOL in patients with sleep disturbance (46.3 ± 20.2) than in those without (65.2 ± 20.7) (p < 0.05). We also observed a significant correlation between the AIS, HADS, fatigue, QOL, and pain scores.

Significance of Results:

Lung cancer patients suffered from combined symptoms related to sleep. Sleeping pills improved sleep induction but were not sufficient to provide sleep quality and prevent daytime dysfunction. Daytime dysfunction was specifically associated with psychological distress. Additionally, the type of sleep disturbance was related to other patient factors, including whether or not they received chemotherapy.

Keywords

Sleep disturbanceLung cancerQuality of lifePsychological distressFatigue
Type
Original Articles
Information
Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , June 2015 , pp. 575 - 581
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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