Abstract
Objective
Our study aimed to investigate the level of depression, anxiety, and fatigue in patients with leukemias, and analyze the influence of sleep duration on the mental symptoms of patients with leukemias.
Methods
A total of 127 patients were enrolled in our study and completed the questionnaire survey. Self-Assessment Depression Scale (SDS), Self-Assessment Anxiety Scale (SAS), and the Fatigue Scale-14 (FS-14) were adopted. The patient’s lifestyle information, including exercise, alcohol abuse, and smoking, was obtained from the patient’s self-report.
Results
Depression score of patients with sleep duration >8 hours (long duration group) was 56.21±11.63, which was significantly lower than that of patients sleep duration between 6 and 8 hours (medium duration group) with 59.61±8.77 and patients sleep <6 hours (short duration group) with 64.82±6.42 (P = 0.007). Similarly, the anxiety score of long duration group, medium duration group and short duration group was 45.36±11.41, 48.26±6.96 and 53.53±5.87, respectively (P = 0.005). The fatigue score of short duration group is 8.47±2.45, which is higher than others (P = 0.046). To further identify the relationship, we evaluated physical fatigue and mental fatigue levels in patients with or without symptoms of depression. We found that patients with symptoms of depression have a higher score both in physical fatigue and mental fatigue (all p < 0.001). Similar trend was observed in patients with or without symptoms of anxiety (all p < 0.001). However, alzhough patients with leukemia in long duration group have the highest score of physical fatigue (p = 0.016), no significant difference in mental fatigue was found in different sleeping duration group (p = 0.587). Furthermore, multivariate analyses were conducted and revealed that sleep duration was the independent factor associated with depression (OR = 0.270, P = 0.003) and anxiety (OR = 0.473, P = 0.010).
Conclusion
For leukemia patients with short sleep duration, a prompt evaluation of their level of depression, anxiety, and fatigue and the initiation of timely interventions is essential.
Introduction
Leukemias are a group of life-threatening malignant disorders that present with increased numbers of leucocytes in the blood and/or the bone marrow.Citation1 Leukemias may present different forms with different age distributions. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is common in early childhood while acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is common in adults.Citation2 In 2018, it is estimated there were a total of 437.0 thousand new cases of and 309.0 thousand cancer deaths from leukemia worldwide.Citation3 For ALL, the reported incidence is 1.7 cases per 100,000 individuals per year within the USA.Citation4 In the world, new cases had reached 64,200, with age-standardized morbidity reaching 0.85/100,000 by 2017.Citation5,Citation6 For AML, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) accounted for 18.0% of the total leukemia cases in 1990 and increased to 23.1% in 2017 worldwide, with age-standardized incidence rate increased from 1.35/100,000 to 1.54/100,000.Citation5 Major advances in the diagnosis, classification, and treatment of leukemias have achieved, resulted in significant increases in the number of complete remissions and long-term disease-free survivors. However, there are still many problems that need to be solved urgently in patients with leukemia. Study has reported that people living with cancer have a substantial burden of mental health disorders.Citation7 The odds of being depressed are more than 5 times greater for cancer patients than for the general population.Citation8
How to improve the mental health of patients is a key issue. Symptoms of anxiety and depression are common in patients with various chronic diseases.Citation9–12 Some studies have indicated that more than 50% of patients have anxiety and depression.Citation13,Citation14 Anxiety and depression have a significant correlation to leukemia.Citation15–17 Patients with leukemias may have anxiety, depression, psychological, and emotional disorders. Depression and anxiety in patients may also result in adverse consequences of disease such as poor health-related quality of life, delays in treatment, non-adherence to care and worse survival.Citation18–20 However, until now, the depression, anxiety, and fatigue of patients with leukemias has not been fully studied. Prior studies evaluating mental health in patients with leukemia suggest a concerning burden of depression and anxiety.Citation21,Citation22 Klepin et al conducted a prospective cohort study of 74 patients with AML showed that 39% had symptoms of depression.Citation23 Although some studies provide vital information regarding mental health in patients with leukemia, many were included only one type of hematologic malignancy, thus limiting the generalizability of findings. Prevalence and how to relieve the mental health in patients with leukemia is still unknown.
It is well established that sleep quality is associated with mental disorder.Citation24,Citation25 Adequate sleep is a prerequisite for the body to receive sufficient rest. Inappropriate sleep duration is a common sleep complaint in the population and is increasingly recognized as deleterious to good health.Citation26–28 Previous studies have shown that sleep duration is closely related to many diseases including depression and anxiety symptoms.Citation29–31 However, additional research is required, especially in patients with leukemias. To further expand the understanding of sleep duration, depression and anxiety in patients with leukemia, a study with a broad range of hematologic diagnoses is needed. Moreover, identifying factors associated with mental health disorders would be critical in ensuring the psychosocial care needs of leukemia patients are addressed in a timely manner. Therefore, we conducted this study aimed to investigate the level of depression, anxiety, and fatigue in patients with leukemias, and analyze the influence of sleep duration on the mental symptoms of patients with leukemias. We have further assessed the risk factors associated with depression, anxiety among leukemia patients.
Subjects and Methods
Subjects
Patients were enrolled from March 2020 to March 2021 in Department of Hematology, The First People’s Hospital of Chenzhou. All enrolled patients have confirmed diagnosed with leukemia (22 were acute lymphocytic leukemia, 92 were acute myeloid leukemia with 7 of M3 subtype, 13 were chronic myeloid leukemia). The inclusion criteria were: 1). The patient was confirmed as a leukemia patient with pathologic evidences; and 2). The patient can fully understand the content of the questionnaire survey. If the patient was younger than 18 years of age, had central nervous system disease, or cognitive dysfunction they were excluded. The institutional review board of the The First People’s Hospital of Chenzhou approved this study. The informed consent of all patients was obtained. The sociodemographic data of all enrolled patients were also recorded. Sleep duration was self-reported by the patient and confirmed by wearable device. The patient’s lifestyle information, including exercise, alcohol abuse, and smoking, was obtained from the patient’s self-report. In our study, low weight was defined as a patient’s weight less than <57.9 kg based on the mean weight of all enrolled patients (57.9 kg).
Questionnaires
All the participants completed the following questionnaires: the Self-Assessment Depression Scale (SDS), the Self-Assessment Anxiety Scale (SAS), and the Fatigue Scale-14 (FS-14).
SDS: The SDS questionnaire contains 20 items. All items have four options including “a little of the time”, “some of the time”, “good part of the time” and “most of the time” The total score is calculated by adding these 20 scores. The depression score was x 1.25. Patients with a depression score of <50 were divided into the non-depression group, and those with a depression score of ≥50 were divided into the depression group.Citation32
SAS: Anxiety scores assessed with SAS are the same as the depression scores. All items have four options including “a little of the time”, “some of the time”, “good part of the time” and “most of the time”. The anxiety score was x 1.25. Patients with an anxiety score of ≥50 were considered to have an anxiety disorder.Citation33
FS-14: Fatigue level was evaluated by FS-14. FS-14 consists of 14 items, each of which has two options (yes or no). The 14 items reflect the severity of fatigue from different perspectives. FS-14 including physical fatigue (items from 1 to 8) and mental fatigue (items from 9 to 14).Citation34,Citation35
Statistical Analysis
Mean ± SD and categorical variables are used when appropriate. A chi square test and t-test were used to determine whether the results were significantly different. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess factors associated with depression, and anxiety. The significant level was set as P < 0.05 (two tails). SPSS 13.0 (Chicago, USA) was used for data analysis and quality control procedures.
Results
Demographic Data of Leukemia Patients According to Daytime Sleepiness
A total of 127 patients were enrolled in our study and completed the questionnaire survey. Among them, there are 22 cases of acute lymphocytic leukemia, 92 cases of acute myeloid leukemia (7 cases of M3 subtype), and 13 cases of chronic myeloid leukemia.
There were 71 people who slept 8 hours or less during the day, and 56 patients that slept more than 8 hours. Interestingly, we found that the age of patients (sleep duration >8 hours) was younger (P = 0.016), proportion of patients (sleep duration >8 hours) who regular exercise was lower (P = 0.027), as shown in .
Table 1 Characteristics of Leukemia Patients Enrolled
Fatigue, Depression and Anxiety Levels Among Leukemia Patients
Among the included patients, the depression score of patients with sleep duration >8 hours (long duration group) was 56.21±11.63, which was significantly lower than that of patients sleep duration between 6 and 8 hours (medium duration group) with 59.61±8.77 and patients sleep <6 hours (short duration group) with 64.82±6.42 (P = 0.007), as shown in . Similarly, for the SAS score, the anxiety score of long duration group, medium duration group and short duration group was 45.36±11.41, 48.26±6.96 and 53.53±5.87, respectively (P = 0.005, ). The results of the fatigue score suggest that the fatigue score of short duration group is 8.47±2.45, which is higher than others (P = 0.046), as shown in .
Figure 1 Depression level, anxiety level and fatigue level in patients with different sleep duration. (A) The depression score of patients with long-, medium-, and short-sleep duration was 56.21±11.63, 59.61±8.77 and 64.82±6.42 (P = 0.007). (B) The anxiety score of long-, medium-, short- sleep duration patients was 45.36±11.41, 48.26±6.96 and 53.53±5.87, respectively (P = 0.005). (C) Fatigue score short duration group is 8.47±2.45, which is higher than others (P = 0.046).
Proportion of Patients with Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Fatigue
We further subdivided the proportion of depression, anxiety of patients with various sleep time. Among patients in the short duration group, medium duration group and long duration group, the proportion of patients with symptoms of depression was 100%, 87.0%, and 69.6%, respectively (P=0.007). Similarly, there was a significant difference in the proportion of patients with symptoms of anxiety (76.5%, 40.7%, and 39.3%, P=0.019), as shown in .
Figure 2 Proportion of depression and anxiety of patients with different sleep duration. (A) The proportion of patients with symptoms of depression was 100%, 87.0%, and 69.6%, respectively, in long-, medium-, and short-sleep duration (P = 0.007). (B) The proportion of patients with symptoms of anxiety was 76.5%, 40.7%, and 39.3% in long-, medium-, and short-sleep duration (P = 0.019).
Relationship Between Depression, Anxiety and Fatigue in Leukemia Patients
To identify the relationship between depression, anxiety and fatigue in patients with leukemia, correlation analysis was conducted. Results shown that, in , depression levels were positively correlated with fatigue level (r = 0.633, p < 0.001). Similar trend was observed in anxiety levels and fatigue (r = 0.628, p < 0.001).
Figure 3 Relationship between depression, anxiety and fatigue in leukemia patients. (A) Depression levels were positively correlated with fatigue level (r = 0.633, p < 0.001). (B) Anxiety levels were positively correlated with fatigue (r = 0.628, p < 0.001).
To further identify the relationship, we evaluated physical fatigue and mental fatigue levels in patients with or without depression. As shown in , we found that patients with symptoms of depression have a higher score both in physical fatigue and mental fatigue (all p < 0.001, ). Similar trend was observed in patients with or without anxiety (all p < 0.001, ). However, we found that, although patients with leukemia in long duration group have highest score of physical fatigue (p = 0.016, ), no significant difference in mental fatigue was found in different sleeping duration group (p = 0.587, ).
Figure 4 Relationship between depression, anxiety and fatigue in leukemia patients with different sleep duration. (A) Patients with symptoms of depression have higher score both in physical fatigue (1.71±1.57 vs 5.16±2.31, p < 0.001) and mental fatigue (0.71±0.99 vs 2.36±1.86, p < 0.001). (B) Patients with symptoms of anxiety have higher score both in physical fatigue (3.41±2.46 vs 5.86±1.99, p < 0.001) and mental fatigue (1.43±1.48 vs 2.81±1.96, p < 0.001). (C) Patients with leukemia in long duration group have highest score of physical fatigue (6.00±1.46 vs 4.57±2.38 vs 3.98±2.84, p = 0.016). (D) No significant difference in mental fatigue was found.
Risk Factors Associated with Depression, Anxiety, and Fatigue
To further evaluate the factors related to anxiety, depression in leukemia patients, univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted. The multivariate analysis revealed that sleep duration was the independent factor associated with depression (OR = 0.270, P=0.003, ). For anxiety, low weight (OR = 0.473, P=0.010), and sleep duration (OR = 0.473, P=0.010) were the independent factors ().
Table 2 Factors Associated Depression in Leukemia Patients
Table 3 Factors Associated Anxiety in Leukemia Patients
Discussion
In our study, we found that the characteristics of leukemia patients with different sleep duration are significantly different. Leukemia patients with long sleep duration are younger. In leukemia patients with short sleep duration, the level of depression, anxiety, and fatigue are significantly higher. Multivariable analysis suggested that sleep duration was the independent factor associated with depression and anxiety.
Previous study has found that women are under a higher incidence of anxiety and depression than men.Citation36,Citation37 However, in our research, there are no significant differences of depression and anxiety among male and female patients. Age has an effect on negative emotions. With the increase of age, the functions of various organs gradually decline, and the ability to withstand economic and social pressure gradually decreases.Citation38–40 Especially, the susceptibility of the disease among the elderly is also a related factor. In our research, we found that older patients generally sleep less than younger patients, and those with short sleep duration have higher levels of depression, anxiety, and fatigue. Therefore, it may be more appropriate for elderly patients with leukemias to receive relevant psychological assessment.
Inappropriate sleep duration can seriously affect the patient’s daytime functioning, causing work, study, and life to be disrupted. It also has high potential risks, such as when driving. Fatigue is a common non-specific symptom. It is an abnormal state of the physiological change of patients. The definition of fatigue remains inconclusive. Some studiesCitation41 believe that fatigue is a feeling of lack of energy or exhaustion. The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association defines fatigue as a strong and long-lasting sense of feelings of weakness when engaged in mental and physical work.Citation42 However, there is no research on the relationship between sleep duration and fatigue in patients with leukemias.
Studies have demonstrated that people with chronic fatigue generally have emotional problems such as depression, anxiety, obsession, and paranoia.Citation43–45 JenkinsCitation46 reported the relationship between adult sleep quality and fatigue, anxiety, depression and hostility. Sleep disorders were significantly positively correlated with anxiety, depression, hostility and fatigue. MorrisonCitation47 found that the incidence of anxiety, depression in people with sleep problems was significantly higher than that of those without sleep problems. Our research suggests that sleep duration is an important factor for depression, anxiety, and fatigue in patients with leukemias. For patients with leukemias with short sleep duration, a timely psychological evaluation should be carried out.
Previous study suggested that a blood cancer diagnosis itself may contribute to the development of underlying mental health disorders.Citation48 In our study, we found a significant proportion of leukemia patients had symptoms of depression or anxiety. However, the proportion of leukemia patients with mental health problems may vary.Citation15,Citation17,Citation49 In our study, we found the proportion of leukemia patients with symptoms of depression symptom was 81.1%, and the proportion of anxiety symptom was 44.9%. Our results confirmed the conclusions of a previous study that mental health screening and systematic implementation of psychosocial interventions for patients with blood cancers are essential to achieve high-quality cancer care.Citation48 Interestingly, Castelli et al highlighted the sleep problems in hematological cancer patients.Citation50 Our study confirmed this result. In addition, we further found that sleep duration was the independent factor associated with depression and anxiety in patients with leukemia.
Our study has a few limitations. First, we did not consider the severity of the leukemias. In our study, we did not further refine the type of leukemia enrolled. Second, the relatively small sample size of our study may induce bias. Third, all patients were enrolled in one center. How to screen mental health in patients with leukemia and target intervention requires a larger prospective multicenter study.
Conclusions
In our study, we found that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of depression, anxiety, and fatigue are significantly higher in leukemia patients with short sleep duration. Sleep duration is an independent factor associated with depression and anxiety. For leukemia patients with short sleep duration, an evaluation of their level of depression, anxiety, and fatigue and the initiation of timely interventions is essential.
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Ethics Statement
The Institutional Review Board of The First People’s Hospital of Chenzhou had approved this study. All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008. Informed consents were obtained from all patients enrolled.
Informed Consent
Informed consent was obtained from all patients.
Disclosure
All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Acknowledgments
We want to thank nurses in our department for the helpful assistance.
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