SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022
Effects of sleep interventions on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Interventions for the management of fatigue in adults with a primary brain tumour.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Relationships between rest-activity rhythms, cancer-related fatigue, and quality of life: Results from a time-restricted eating randomized controlled trial.Chronobiology international · 2026Trial
- Mechanisms of simplified sitting Badunjin effects on symptom burden: a network-based cross-lagged analysis in advanced cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- The effectiveness of nursing interventions on fatigue and sleep quality in hospitalized cancer patients: the role of foot massage and bed bath.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Identifying Core Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients with Different Chemotherapy Phases Using Network Analysis: A Prospective Multicenter Longitudinal Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a clinical sleep assessment tool for patients with cancer during treatment.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Sleep Quality in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Under Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Identifying and developing culturally relevant EQ-5D-5L bolt-on items for Chinese population: qualitative phase of a mixed-methods study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Simple Sitting Baduanjin mind-body exercise: randomized controlled trial protocol for advanced cancer patients with the fatigue-sleep disturbance symptom cluster.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- Managing cancer and living meaningfully (CALM) as an intervention for severe fatigue in gastrointestinal cancer survivors.American journal of cancer research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundNondrug treatments are potentially beneficial for cancer patients. However, the effect of sleep on cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients remains unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to examine the efficacy of sleep in cancer patients undergoing treatment.
methodsThe PubMed, Ovid, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were searched to identify suitable studies. Stata 15.0 software was used for statistical analyses. Sensitivity analyses were conducted. Fourteen studies (6 in English and 8 in Chinese) involving 1151 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Ten, five, and six studies that assessed the effects of sleep on CRF, QOL, and quality of sleep, respectively, in cancer patients undergoing treatment were identified.
resultsSleep interventions significantly affected overall CRF (standardized mean difference (SMD) = -1.52, P < 0.01), overall QOL (SMD = 1.20, P < 0.01), physical fatigue (SMD = -0.66, P < 0.01), cognitive fatigue (SMD = -0.38, P = 0.015), and physical function (SMD = 0.64, P < 0.01). Comprehensive intervention measures focusing on sleep, sleep nondrug interventions, and interventions for ≥3 or <3 months affect CRF. However, no significant effects on emotional fatigue, emotional function, perpetual fatigue, depression, or quality of sleep were observed.
conclusionsComprehensive interventions focusing on sleep are helpful for CRF. Sleep interventions may only affect physiological function and have no effect on emotional function, perpetual function, or sleep quality. Future research should focus on how to combine sleep interventions with psychological, social, cognitive, and emotional interventions and provide targeted comprehensive nursing measures to better improve CRF, sleep quality, and QOL.
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