Table 2.
List of risk factors analyzed in the study population
| Risk factors | Parameters analyzed |
|---|---|
| Age | Less than 50 years old/equal to or greater than 50 years old |
| Anxiety | Scores of anxiety symptoms based on the Beck Anxiety Inventory |
| Concurrent radiotherapy | Presence/absence |
| Earache/ringing in the ears | Presence/absence before the initiation of chemotherapy |
| Emetogenicity of chemotherapy | Low/moderate/high |
| Fatigue/tiredness | a) Fatigue interference: Degree in which fatigue interferes with the patient’s ability to engage in daily activities (since time of cancer diagnosis or the last 6 months, whichever is shorter) |
| b) Fatigue severity: Degree of fatigue severity that the patient is experiencing at the time of survey administration | |
| Both parameters were analyzed based on a Likert scale of 0 to 10 | |
| Gender | Female/male |
| History of alcohol use | a) Non-drinker (or drank negligible amounts of alcohol throughout lifetime)/drinker |
| b) Period of drinking: Ex-drinker/current drinker | |
| c) Frequency of drinking: Social drinker (< 1 drink/day)/chronic drinker (≥ 1 drink/day) | |
| Histories of chemotherapy-induced | a) Nausea: None/mild/moderate/severe |
| nausea and vomiting (where applicable) | b) Vomiting: None/mild/moderate/severe |
| History of morning sickness (where applicable) | Presence/absence |
| History of motion sickness | Presence/absence |