Abstract:Introduction
Cancer survivors experience an increased stress burden. Twenty-five percent (25%) of cancer survivors experience persistent depressive and anxiety symptoms and 40% are afflicted with chronic sleep problems. Analysis of this relationship between survivors’ mental health and sleep may elucidate components of stress burden in a particularly vulnerable population. This study examined the relationship between anxious and depressive symptoms and frequency predicting sleep patterns, com… Show more
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