SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022
Effect of cancer treatment on sleep quality in cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
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Life S-Can: a Novel Clinical Tool to Effectively Assess Individual Needs in Cancer Survivorship Care and Improve Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors
Peking University People's Hospital Breast Surgery Department
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
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- One out of four patients with pancreatic cancer experience psychological symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Acupressure on Sleep Quality in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Sleep quality among patients with chronic illness in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
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- Chinese Medicines Treatment for Sleep Disturbance in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Network Meta-Analysis.Integrative cancer therapiesPooled it
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- Efficacy and Safety of Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Insomnia in Patients With Spinal Metastasis: Protocol of a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- The clinical relevance of sleep disturbance ("insomnia") in patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Multidimensional Sleep Health and Sleep Environment Factors in Individuals with Cancer Undergoing Outpatient Chemotherapy: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Analysis.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- Construction and verification of a prediction model for sleep disorders in older patients with coronary heart disease based on machine learning algorithms.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbance ("insomnia") in patients with advanced cancer receiving specialist palliative care: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- [Effects of Physical Exercise Intervention on Mild-to-Moderate Depression in College Students].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2025Article
- Bibliometric and visual analysis of cancer-related insomnia research from 2015 to 2025.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Review
- Evaluating the psychosocial effects of cancer on sleep quality and mental health in elderly populations.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in Korean Breast Cancer Survivors: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Identifying the key components of a diet and lifestyle screener for people living with and beyond cancer: an e-Delphi study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Sensor based sleep patterns and reported sleep quality in breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundSleep problems are one of the most common symptoms experienced by cancer patients. The causes of poor sleep quality might be due to treatment and its side effects. Thus, we conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis with the aims of investigating sleep quality during treatment in cancer patients.
methodsComprehensive search strategy was conducted in the following original databases: PubMed, Web of Science (ISI), Scopus, Embase, PsycINFO, and Ovid, from 1950 to 15th February 2021. Studies that investigated the sleep quality during treatment in cancer patients were included. Two investigators extracted all relevant data, independently. For deriving mean difference, random-effects meta-analyses were used. We assessed quality of studies by Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS).
resultsA total of 27 studies (1884 participants) were included in the syntheses on sleep quality. The mean global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in cancer patients before the initiation of treatment was 7.11 (95% CI: 6.48, 7.74), during 8.31 (95% CI: 6.34, 10.27), after the treatment 7.10 (95% CI: 6.54, 7.66), and finally, the mean global PSQI in the time of follow-up was estimated 7.33 (95% CI: 6.27, 8.39); all the results were meaningful (P < 0.001). The mean difference showing the quality of sleep was better before the initiation of treatment compared to after the treatment.
conclusionCancer patients who underwent cancer treatment face lots of problems and adverse effects caused by treatment. Our results revealed that cancer patients experience poor quality of sleep during the whole trajectory of cancer even after a year from the initiation of treatment. After the end of treatment, sleep quality got better compared to during the treatment and returned to before the treatment level, but it is still poor and needs more sleep-related interventions to improve.
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