The correlation between skeletal muscle index and anxiety in patients with lung cancer on the first day of chemotherapy

To evaluate the relationship between anxiety and skeletal muscle index (SMI) levels in lung cancer patients on the first day of chemotherapy. This cross-sectional study included 108 patients. We analyzed patient characteristics, SMI levels, pain status and predicted anxiety factors. Anxiety was dete...

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Published in:Future oncology (London, England) England), 2023-05, Vol.19 (16), p.1139-1149
Main Authors: Topcu, Atakan, Yurtsever, Ismail, Isleyen, Zehra Sucuoglu, Besiroglu, Mehmet, Yasin, Ayse Irem, Topcu, Zeynep Alaca, Shbair, Abdallah Tm, Toluk, Ozlem, Simsek, Melih, Seker, Mesut, Turk, Haci Mehmet
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Language:English
Subjects:
anxiety
chemotherapy
lung cancer
pain
skeletal muscle index
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Summary:To evaluate the relationship between anxiety and skeletal muscle index (SMI) levels in lung cancer patients on the first day of chemotherapy. This cross-sectional study included 108 patients. We analyzed patient characteristics, SMI levels, pain status and predicted anxiety factors. Anxiety was detected in 61% of patients. SMI levels were significantly lower in the high anxiety group than the low anxiety group (p 
ISSN:1479-6694
1744-8301
DOI:10.2217/fon-2022-1200