Nationwide database analysis of insomnia, depression, and sleeping pill prescriptions in hepatocellular carcinoma patients.

Keishi Akada Noriyuki KoyamaYuji MiuraKen Aoshima

Published in: Current medical research and opinion (2022)

HCC patients had increased risks of insomnia and depression after diagnosis. The high risk of fracture in HCC patients with insomnia and depression and treated with sleeping pills suggests that it is difficult to optimize the management of HCC patients, especially those with concomitant liver diseases.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
depressive symptoms
emergency department
patient reported outcomes