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. 2020 Nov 29;8(2):179–189. doi: 10.1093/nop/npaa081

Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Information of Participants

ID Age, y Sex Marital status Diagnosis Time since diagnosis, mo Treatment Medicationsb PSQI SD group Caregiver ID Age, y Sex Employment Duration of care, mo PSQI SD group
Pt 1 66 M Married PBT (Grade IV) 2 Anti-emetic, anti-convulsant PS Cr 1 63 F Retired 3 PS
Pt 2 59 M Single MBT 11 Anti-convulsant PS Cr 2 79 F Retired 12 GS
Pt 3 47 M Married PBT (Grade IV) 4 Chemotherapya Anti-emetic PS Cr 3 45 F Leave of absence 4 GS
Pt 4 55 M Married PBT (Grade II) 240 Anti-convulsant PS Cr 4 51 F Leave of absence 9 PS
Pt 5 62 F Married PBT (Grade IV) 7 Chemotherapy Anti-convulsant PS Cr 5 64 M Part-time/casual 12 PS
Pt 6 36 F Married PBT (Grade III) 28 Chemotherapy Anti-convulsant GS Cr 6 35 M Full-time 29 GS
Pt 7 24 M Single PBT (Grade IV) 41 Chemotherapy PS
Pt 8 61 F Married MBT 25 Chemotherapy (Olaparib) PS Cr 8 66 M Retired 40 PS
Pt 9 53 M Married MBT 2 Corticosteroids anti-convulsant anti-emetic PS
Pt 10 55 M Married PBT (Grade II) 71 Anti-convulsant GS Cr 10 52 F Full-time 72 PS
Pt 11 55 M Married Primary CNS Lymphoma 9 Whole-brain radiation, R-MVBP (chemo) Opioid dependence, anti-convulsant corticosteroid, anti-emetic PS
Pt 12 44 M Married PBT (Grade II) 36 GS
Pt 13 34 F Married PBT (Grade IV) 17 Chemotherapy Anti-emetic PS
Pt 14 30 F Single PBT (Grade IV) 5 Chemotherapy GS
Pt 15 56 F Married PBT (Grade III) 9 Chemotherapy Anti-convulsant GS
Pt 16 61 M Married PBT (Grade III) 384 GS Cr 16 59 F Part-time/casual 14 PS
Pt 17 50 F Married PBT (Grade II) 86 Chemotherapy PS Cr 17 57 M Retired 72 PS
Pt 18 74 M Married PBT (Grade III) 12 Chemotherapy Anti-convulsant GS Cr 18 69 F Retired 12 GS
Pt 19 43 F Married PBT (Grade III) 36 PS
Pt 20 71 M Married PBT (Grade III) 36 Chemotherapy PS Cr 20 71 F Retired 36 PS
Pt 21 53 F Married PBT (Grade IV) 11 Chemotherapy Anti-convulsant, anti-depressant, anti-emetic PS Cr 21 54 M Full-time 10 PS
Pt 22 70 M Married PBT (Grade IV) 41 Chemotherapy (Lomustine) Corticosteroids, sedative (melatonin) PS Cr 22 58 F Retired 42 PS
Pt 23 46 M Married PBT (Grade III) 93 Chemotherapy Anti-convulsant corticosteroids GS
Pt 24 61 F Married PBT (Grade IV) 7 Chemotherapy PS

aChemotherapy agent was Temozolomide, unless specified otherwise.

bMedications that can potentially alter sleep are listed.

Note. Treatment and medications were current at the time of interview.

Abbreviations: Pt, patient; Cr, caregiver; M, male; F, female; PBT, primary brain tumor; MBT, metastatic brain tumor; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; SD, sleep disturbance; PS, poor sleeper (PSQI > 5); GS, good sleeper (PSQI ≤ 5).