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ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2024

Follow-up assessment of sleep-related symptoms in patients after treatment for cancer: responses to continuous positive airway pressure treatment for co-morbid obstructive sleep apnoea.

Harini Subramanian, Ritu Trivedi, Veronika Fuchsova, Elisabeth Elder, Alison Brand, Julie Howle, Graham J Mann, Anna DeFazio, Terence Amis, Kristina Kairaitis

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Article in Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Harini SubramanianLudwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia.
Ritu TrivediLudwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia.
Veronika FuchsovaLudwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia.
Elisabeth ElderWestmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
Alison BrandWestmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
Julie HowleWestmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
Graham J MannMelanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.
Anna DeFazioDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia.
Terence AmisLudwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia.
Kristina KairaitisLudwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia. kristina.kairatis@sydney.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-8808-3183
The University of Sydney · AUWestmead Institute for Medical Research · AUAustralian National University · AU

Funding

Sydney West Translational Cancer Research Centre 15/TRC/1-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess changes in sleep-related symptoms in patients with breast cancer, endometrial cancer and melanoma previously examined for sleep-related symptoms and the presence of PSG (polysomnography)-determined OSA, ≥ 3 years post-treatment; and to evaluate how CPAP treatment affects sleep-related symptoms in patients previously diagnosed with OSA.

methodsPatients initially recruited from breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and melanoma follow-up clinics at Westmead Hospital (Sydney, Australia) participated in this questionnaire-based study. Demographic and change in cancer status data were collected at follow-up. Patients completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [poor sleep quality, PSQI

resultsThe 60 patients recruited had breast cancer (n = 22), endometrial cancer (n = 15), and melanoma (n = 23). Cancer subgroups were similarly aged, and all had median follow-up PSQI

conclusionSleep-related symptoms persist in patients with cancer ≥ 3 years after treatment, although these symptoms improve with CPAP. Future studies should evaluate how CPAP affects survival outcomes in cancer patients with comorbid OSA.

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ComorbidityContinuous Positive Airway PressureSleep Apnea, ObstructiveAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedPolysomnographySleep QualityBreast cancerCPAPEndometrial cancerLongitudinalMelanomaSleep symptoms

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PMID38051468
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