The Relationship of Subjective Sleep Quality, Pain, and Quality of Life in Advanced Cancer Patients

Abstract

Quality of sleep in patients suffering from stage IV cancer was significantly decreased. Demographic data and clinical variables of cancers did not affect the PSQI Global Sleep Quality score. The use of the mediation model also provides evidence that quality of sleep, quality of life, pain, and opioids are strictly correlated each other.

Disturbances in sleep patterns of patients undergoing gastrointestinal oncological surgery

“…This finding emphasizes the relationship between the already known sleep disorders and quality of life studied by several national and international authors (ROSCOE et al, 2007;MYSTAKIDOU et al, 2007).…”

“…Other studies obtained similar results: 7.7 in elderly patients with cancer under outpatient chemotherapy and 12.00 in patients with advanced cancer (MYSTAKIDOU et al, 2007;SCHLOSSER, 2011). In another study, 73.9% had an overall score higher than five (BARICHELLO et al, 2009).…”

“…In another study, 30.7% slept five hours or less per night (SCHLOSSER, 2011). In patients with advanced cancer, the score for duration of sleep was 2.0 (MYSTAKIDOU et al, 2007).…”

The Influence of Chemotherapy-Induced Neurotoxicity on Psychological Distress and Sleep Sisturbance in Cancer Patients

“…Their findings are consistent with those in the present study. Pain, which is one of the main factors affecting depression and sleep disturbance in cancer patients 50,52 , might partly explain the relationships of cipn with psychological distress and sleep disturbance. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy can cause neuropathic pain 49 , and patients with pain in their hands or feet are at higher risk for developing depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances.…”

Beneficial Effects of Long-Term CPAP Treatment on Sleep Quality and Blood Pressure in Adherent Subjects With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

“…32 Another study in 2007 found a dose-dependent effect of CPAP on improvement of quality of life. 33 Other studies also showed that a daily average of 3 h of CPAP use is sufficient to decrease DBP in subjects with severe OSA and hypertension. 29,30 However, one report showed that CPAP therapy has little effect on reducing blood pressure in subjects with OSA.…”