Influencing factors of insomnia in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma during radiotherapy
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2014.03.01
- VernacularTitle:放射治疗鼻咽癌患者失眠状况及其影响因素分析
- Author:
Xiaojing XU
;
Xinglan ZHANG
;
Yueqing LIN
;
Binbin HOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
sleep quality;
nasopharyngeal carcinoma;
radiotherapy
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2014;(3):1-4
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the incidence of insomnia in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma during radiotherapy and analyze the influencing factors.Method A sleep quality questionnaire for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma during radiotherapy was designed and used for the investigation of the incidence of insomnia as well as the influencing factors related to insomnia.Results The incidence of insomnia was 42.2%.Univariate analysis revealed that radioactive xerostomia,nausea,hospital environmental noise,radioactive oral mucositis,worry about job,worry about prognosis,burp,vomiting,worry about family influence were related to insomnia in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients during radiotherapy;multivariate analysis showed that radioactive oral mucositis,environmental noise and job stress were the independent factors leading to insomnia(All P<0.05).Conclusions There is a high incidence of insomnia in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma during radiotherapy.Radioactive oral mucositis,environmental noise and job stress might be the independent factors relative with insomnia during radiotherapy.
