Sleep Quality in Women with Breast Cancer: An Integrative Review

Abstract

Background: Sleep disturbances are a chronic and challenging problem in cancer patients, often associated with multiple factors such as depression, anxiety, fatigue and pain. Aim:The purpose of this integrative review is to evaluate the literature on sleep quality in women with breast cancer and the influence that poor sleep quality has on health. Results: Findings support the presence of poor sleep quality in many women with breast cancer, before, during and after treatment associated with health issues. Methods: Conclusions:Sleep disruptions are associated with breast cancer in woman, and affects their overall health. It is essential for nurses to identify sleep disorders and their impact on the health and quality of life of women with breast cancer. A deeper understanding of sleep quality in women with breast cancer can increase cancer nurses' skill in caring for their patients.

Analysis of the Functional Performance of Self-Institutionalized Elderly People / Análise do Desempenho Funcional de Pessoas Idosas Autoinstitucionalizadas

“…14 Noting the age of the elderly present in the study there was a predominance of elderly people aged 70 to 79 years old, another study considers the recent aging in the national context, this is different in developed countries, where mostly elderly 80 years or more. 15 As for education, this study goes against another study, where it found a higher presence of illiterate elderly people, 16 and also differs from data from the last census where the relative weight of the elderly in the number of illiterate Brazilians went from 34.4% to 42.6%. 3 It was seen that most of the sample lived in the institution without a widowhood partner, which is not different from the Trindade study, which in a study performed 90.90% lived without a partner.…”

Psychoeducational Nursing Intervention for Symptom Management in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

“…[ 5 ] Poor sleep quality affects roughly 57% of patients and can be exacerbated by the presence of other symptoms, such as pain and nausea. [ 8 9 ]…”

“…Further, symptoms such as anxiety occur in 20%–30%,[ 10 ] and depression affects 10%–47% of cancer patients. [ 8 10 11 ] The stress related to diagnosis, treatment, and fear of relapse also causes substantial psychological impact, and some patients reported emotional symptoms as the most burdensome. [ 12 13 14 ]…”