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ReviewFrontiers in psychology2016

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Review of the Literature.

Debora Aricò, Alberto Raggi, Raffaele Ferri

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Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on the quality of life of breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021
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  16. Sleep and Cancer.Cancers · 2025
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  19. Preoperative decreased physical activity is associated with greater postoperative pain: the mediating role of preoperative sleep disturbance.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Debora AricòDepartment of Neurology, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging Troina, Italy.
Alberto RaggiUnit of Neurology, G. B. Morgagni- L. Pierantoni Hospital Forlì, Italy.
Raffaele FerriDepartment of Neurology, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging Troina, Italy.
Oasi Maria SS · ITOspedale G.B. Morgagni - L.Pierantoni · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInsomnia is a common sleep disorder in patients with breast cancer and studies show a higher frequency than in the general population but it appears to be understudied and the treatment seems to be a neglected problem. There is a growing body of evidence about the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in breast cancer survivors (BCS). The aim of this review is to examine the best available scientific evidence related to CBT-I and insomnia in patients with breast cancer and to assess the effect of CBT-I on their psychosocial functioning, sleep, quality of life, and mood.

methodsEmpirical articles published in peer-reviewed journals from the earliest reports available until August 2015 were considered. The research on PubMed generated 18 papers, three of which did not meet the inclusion criteria. Another paper was retrieved by screening the reference list of the previously selected papers.

resultsA total of 16 studies were found that evaluated the effects of CBT-I in breast cancer patients. CBT-I appears to be an effective therapy for insomnia in BCS, improving mood, general and physical fatigue, and global and cognitive dimensions of quality of life. CBT-I may also reduce menopausal symptoms, such as hot flushes and night sweat problems, frequency of medicated nights, level of depression, and anxiety.

conclusionsCBT-I seems to be an eligible intervention for improving sleep in BCS. Improvements concerning insomnia and sleep quality are durable (usually up to 12 months) and statistically significant.

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breast cancer survivorscognitive behavioral therapy for insomniahealth-related quality of lifeinsomniamoodoncologyreview

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