ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2020
New-onset insomnia among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: prevalence, risk factors, and its correlation with other symptoms.
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- Complementary and Alternative Treatment for the Management of Insomnia among Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of electroacupuncture in the treatment of insomnia in cancer patients: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Mapping the research landscape of traditional Chinese medicine in insomnia management: a bibliometric study (2005-2024).Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Proposal for Managing Cancer-Related Insomnia: A Systematic Literature Review of Associated Factors and a Narrative Review of Treatment.Cancer medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of Acupuncture for Insomnia After Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Trial
- Acupuncture for chemotherapy-associated insomnia in breast cancer patients: an assessor-participant blinded, randomized, sham-controlled trial.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2023Trial
- Pilot randomized sham-controlled trial of self-acupressure to manage the symptom cluster of insomnia, depression, and anxiety in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2022Trial
- Bridging symptoms linking postoperative symptom clusters seven days after esophagectomy: A multicenter network analysis of 418 patients with esophageal cancer.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
- Occurrence and Severity of Mental Health Disorders Among Patients Treated for Malignant Neoplasms: A Narrative Review with Preliminary Quantitative Synthesis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The relationship between allostatic load levels and time to deterioration of health-related quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer patients.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Development of a Mobile App (iCANSleep) to Treat Insomnia in Cancer Survivors: User-Centered Design Study.JMIR cancer · 2025Article
- Greater Symptom Burden and Poorer Quality of Life Outcomes Are Associated With The Co-Occurrence of Anxiety and Depression During Cancer Chemotherapy.Seminars in oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Insomnia and Associated Factors in Female Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- "It Was a Downward Spiral": A Qualitative Study of Young Adult Cancer Survivors' Experiences with Cognitive and Mental Health.Cancers · 2024Article
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- An in-depth analysis of postoperative insomnia in elderly patients and its implications on rehabilitation.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Observational
- Mediating effects of rumination on insomnia in cancer survivors: Influences of cancer-related fatigue, fear of recurrence, and psychological distress.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- A cross-sectional study of sleep disturbance among middle-aged cancer patients at Vietnam National Cancer Hospital.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Integrative Oncology Approaches to Reduce Recurrence of Disease and Improve Survival.Current oncology reports · 2024Review
- Various types of stress and greater use of disengagement coping are associated with worse sleep disturbance in oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2024Article
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Abstract
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objectivesAlthough insomnia is common among cancer patients, its prevalence remains variable, and its risk factors and correlation with other cancer-related symptoms are not fully explored in the literature. This study aims to determine the prevalence and severity of insomnia as well as risk factors and sleep-related symptom clusters in a sample of cancer patients.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted collecting data from 213 cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (age = 53.1 ± 11.3 years, 60% female). Insomnia was measured using the Insomnia Severity Index, a sleep log, and Actigraph, while symptoms were assessed using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Quality of life was measured with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General.
resultsOf the participants, 42.8% reported insomnia, with 31.9% of those with insomnia reporting severe insomnia. Insomnia occurrence and severity were not correlated with the participants' characteristics, cancer-related or treatment-related factors, only with the participants' anxiety/depression scores. Principal component analysis showed that insomnia, depression, and anxiety formed a symptom cluster (p < 0.001). There was no difference between sleep parameters measured by Actigraphy in insomnia and non-insomnia participants.
conclusionThis study demonstrated that the prevalence of insomnia was high and indicated a symptom cluster of insomnia, depression, and anxiety. Therefore, interventions to reduce this symptom cluster may benefit cancer patients who are trying to manage these symptoms.
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