Abstract:Sleep problems appear to be a significant issue for advanced cancer patients. Attention to sleep disturbance needs to be incorporated into the routine practice in palliative care evaluation.
“…Although these disorders often cause insomnia in many cases, mood disturbances are consequences of insomnia [44]. These data had been previously confirmed in the current findings (table not included) when patients with bsleep disturbancesQ were more depressed ( Pb.0005) but not hopeless.…”
“…Although these disorders often cause insomnia in many cases, mood disturbances are consequences of insomnia [44]. These data had been previously confirmed in the current findings (table not included) when patients with bsleep disturbancesQ were more depressed ( Pb.0005) but not hopeless.…”
“…This finding differs from another study (15) with 123 cancer patients in which 95% of the individuals had an average of 6.58 hours of sleep. However, the literature (16) also reveals that when sleep disorders exist before the disease, the symptoms worsen in 58% of the patients after the diagnosis.…”
“…3,7 However, in the general population females tend to be at a greater risk for developing insomnia. 19 Conversely, a study by Mercadente et al 17 found that among patients with advanced cancer, males were more likely to have difficulty sleeping. It would be wise to pursue further research on gender and the prevalence of sleep disturbances in cancer populations to account for this discrepancy.…”
Section: Self-reported Rates Of Sleep Disturbancementioning
confidence: 96%
“…17 Yet patients receiving 8 or more hours of sleep have been shown to still experience poor and fragmented sleep. 5 Therefore, the definition and assessment of sleep disturbances can vary widely and cause its prevalence to fluctuate between studies.…”
Section: Self-reported Rates Of Sleep Disturbancementioning
Age, Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS), pain score, and lung primary were the significant variables associated with sleep disturbance. The scores for sleep disturbance improved significantly post-RT in responders at week 4 and 12.
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