Sleep quality research of cancer patients before and after cancer / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the sleep quality of cancer patients before and after cancer so as to take effective measures to improve sleep quality of cancer patients.Methods In Xinjiang autonomous region,72 cancer patients in the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy were surveyed for the study group and 61 benign patients as control group.The instruments including self-made general status and sleep status survey before cancer,and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index scale were used respectively.Results In the study group,40 people had sleep disorders (55.5％) before the cancer,significantly higher than control group people in 15 (24.5％),and the total Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) scores on average (14.00 ±2.39) were significantly higher than the control group (11.19 ± 2.45).The PSQI had seven sleep quality factors,with the statistical differences between two groups (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Chronic insomnia patients are more prone to cancer,cancer patients sleep quality is poorer,and the adjustment of the sleep disorders has more importance.Paying more attention to the regulation of cancer patients to sleep helps to improve the patient's quality of life.