Sleep disorders in advanced cancer patients: prevalence and factors associated

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.

Sleep quality in advanced cancer patients

“…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.…”

Quality of sleep in postoperative surgical oncologic patients

“…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.…”

Self-Reported Rates of Sleep Disturbance in Patients with Symptomatic Bone Metastases Attending an Outpatient Radiotherapy Clinic

“…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.…”

“…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.…”