Screening for Depression, Sleep-Related Disturbances, and Anxiety in Patients with Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas: A Preliminary Study

Table 3

Prevalence of depressive symptoms, general anxiety, and sleep disorders in pancreatic cancer patients. MDS: major depressive symptoms.

Depressive symptoms category	Number of patients	Percentage of patients
0–5: no MDS	9	41
6–9: mild MDS	7	32
10–14: moderate MDS	5	23
15–19: moderately severe MDS	1	5
20–36: severe MDS	0	0
General anxiety symptoms category
Data not available	1	5
<40: subclinical anxiety	12	55
40–60: moderate anxiety of possible clinical significance	8	36
>60: likely anxiety disorder	1	5
Prevalence of sleep disturbance
Data not available	1	5
0–10: no sleep disturbance	10	45
11–26: potential sleep problem	9	41
>26: sleep problem	2	10