Sleep Disturbance in Prostate Cancer Patients / 기본간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
; : 169-176, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-655158
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was done to investigate clinical characteristics and risk factors for sleep disturbance in patients with prostate cancer.METHOD:
Participants were recruited from P hospital outpatient clinic from March 23 to April 20, 2006, and 101 participants completed a questionnaire assessing general and clinical characteristics, sleep quality, physical symptoms and psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression. The data was analyzed using the SPSS 12.0 program.RESULTS:
In this study, 29.7% of the patients reported sleep disturbance. Cancer diagnosis related factors which affected sleep disturbance were onset (55.3%) and aggravation (83.3%). Habitual sleep efficiency of patients with sleep disturbance was as follows bedtime was 10 PM, wake-up time was 6AM, sleep duration was six hours and twenty minutes. Risk factors for the presence of sleep disturbance included metastasis, the presence of intestinal symptoms, depression and anxiety.CONCLUSION:
Sleep disturbance is a frequent problem associated with prostate cancer and seems to be influenced by aggravation of illness and the presence of physical and psychological symptoms.
Full text:
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
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Prostate
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Prostatic Neoplasms
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
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Depression
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article