@article{JTD21166,
author = {Fen Gu and Xue-Fei Li and Jin-Fu Xu and Guang-Hui Gao and Yi-Fan Wu and Cai-Cun Zhou},
title = {Effect of nicotine dependence on quality of life and sleep quality in patients with lung cancer who continue to smoke after diagnosis},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {10},
number = {5},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Hundreds of millions of Chinese individuals continue to smoke and rates of lung cancer still continue to rise. However, there were few studies that examined the effects of nicotine dependence on quality of life (QOL) and sleep quality in lung cancer patients. This study aimed to investigate the effect of nicotine dependence on QOL and sleep quality in lung cancer patients who continue to smoke after diagnosis.
Methods: This cross-sectional survey study included 202 patients with lung cancer. Smokers were separated into two groups based on the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine dependence: the low dependence (LD) (},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/21166}
}