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SynthesisNeuro-oncology2017

Sleep disturbance of adults with a brain tumor and their family caregivers: a systematic review.

Megan Soohwa Jeon, Haryana M Dhillon, Meera R Agar

Open access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Neuro-oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Prevalence, correlates, and impact of sleep disturbance in Chinese meningioma patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  17. Sleep disturbance in primary brain tumor: prevalence, risk factors, and patient preferences.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Megan Soohwa JeonSouth Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Medical Psychology & Evidence-based Decision-making, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
Haryana M DhillonSouth Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Medical Psychology & Evidence-based Decision-making, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
Meera R AgarSouth Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Medical Psychology & Evidence-based Decision-making, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
South Western Sydney Local Health District · AUUniversity of Sydney · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The high incidence and psychophysiological morbidities of sleep disturbance in cancer have been increasingly recognized. Yet, more detailed understanding of sleep disturbance and options for management have been neglected areas in both clinical care and research. Brain tumor patients have been particularly overlooked. A systematic search of the literature from 1990 to 2015 was performed to review sleep disturbance in adults with primary or secondary brain tumor and their family caregivers. Fifty eligible studies were identified, of which 12 focused on sleep, 37 reported sleep items within a health-related quality of life measure and 1 reported caregivers' sleep. No sleep intervention has been developed or tested for brain tumor patients. Sleep disturbance and somnolence were frequently reported as the most severely rated symptoms within health-related quality of life across the disease course or treatments, along with fatigue. However, sleep-focused studies yielded inconsistent results in small samples of mostly benign brain tumors in long-term remission from total tumor resection. The research using standardized, multifaceted sleep assessments, particularly in patients with malignant brain tumor and caregivers who are undergoing treatment, is seriously lacking. A more systematic examination of sleep disturbance is warranted to inform the development of better symptom management programs in this population.

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Brain NeoplasmsCaregiversDepressionFatigueHumansQuality of LifeSleep Wake Disordersbrain tumorcaregiversleep disturbancesystematic review

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PMID28340256
PMCPMC5570226
OpenAlexW2599917437

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