Sleep disturbance in cancer patients and caregivers who contact telephone-based help services.
Support Care Cancer
; 23(4): 1113-20, 2015 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-25297467
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Insomnia is highly prevalent in people who are affected by cancer. However, options available to receive support for insomnia are limited. Telephone-based help services, such as cancer helplines, may be ideally placed to meet unmet needs regarding insomnia after cancer. The present study describes the prevalence and predictors of insomnia in patients and caregivers who call cancer helplines seeking support.METHODS:
Participants (N = 500 patients, N = 234 caregivers) were recruited through an Australian state-based telephone-delivered cancer helpline. In addition to routine screening with the Distress Thermometer, participants were administered the Insomnia Severity Index.RESULTS:
Most participants were female, older than 50 years of age, and were three (caregivers) to four (patients) months post-diagnosis. Insomnia symptoms were reported by 59.4 % of patients and 62.9 % of caregivers, with moderate to severe levels of insomnia reported by 27 % of patients and 30 % of caregivers. Insomnia was predicted by distress level for both patients (ß = .31, p < .001) and caregivers (ß = .32, p < .001) and age for patients only (ß = -.13, p < .01).CONCLUSIONS:
Insomnia symptoms are common in patients and caregivers who call cancer helplines and appear to be related to distress. Telephone-based helplines have the potential to act as the first line of support in a stepped care approach addressing insomnia.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia
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Líneas Directas
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Educación del Paciente como Asunto
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Cuidadores
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Support Care Cancer
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia