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- Title
QUALITY OF SLEEP IN POSTOPERATIVE SURGICAL ONCOLOGIC PATIENTS<sup>1</sup>.
- Authors
Barichello, Elizabeth; Sawada, Namie Okino; Sonobe, Helena Megumi; Fontão^Zago, Marcia Maria
- Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate surgical-oncologic patients' quality of sleep through the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. It is an exploratory study with transversal-observational design, in 46 postoperative head & neck and urology cancer patients. The PSQI questionnaire was used to evaluate the subjective quality of sleep and the occurrence of sleep disorders. Six PSQI components were statistically significant and 78.3% of the interviewees had impaired subjective quality of sleep. Among factors leading to sleep disorders we point out: taking too long to fall asleep; waking up in the middle of the night; getting up to go to the bathroom and napping during the day. This study is expected to sensitize the nursing team regarding the need to investigate quality of sleep and causes of its disorders in cancer survivors for an effective course of action.
- Subjects
SLEEP disorders; TUMOR growth; CANCER invasiveness; SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE care; SURGICAL therapeutics; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE), 2009, Vol 17, Issue 4, p481
- ISSN
1518-8345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S0104-11692009000400008