Change in longitudinal trends in sleep quality and duration following breast cancer diagnosis: results from the Women’s Health Initiative

Autor: Lauren Hale, Michelle J. Naughton, Tracy E. Crane, Electra D. Paskett, Michael L. Pennell, Gregory S. Young, Kathy Pan, Randi E. Foraker, Chloe Beverly, Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano, Suzanne C. Danhauer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: npj Breast Cancer, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
NPJ Breast Cancer
ISSN: 2374-4677
Popis: Breast cancer survivors frequently report sleep problems, but little research has studied sleep patterns longitudinally. We examined trends in sleep quality and duration up to 15 years before and 20 years after a diagnosis of breast cancer, over time among postmenopausal women participating in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). We included 12,098 participants who developed invasive breast cancer after study enrollment. A linear mixed-effects model was used to determine whether the time trend in sleep quality, as measured by the WHI Insomnia Rating Scale (WHIIRS), a measure of perceived insomnia symptoms from the past 4 weeks, changed following a cancer diagnosis. To examine sleep duration, we fit a logistic regression model with random effects for both short (
Epidemiology: Long-term sleep patterns unaffected by breast cancer diagnosis Despite frequent reports of poor sleep among survivors of breast cancer, a large epidemiological study has found no evidence that diagnosis of invasive breast cancer long-term sleep problems. Chloe Beverly of The Ohio State University in Columbus, USA, and colleagues examined long-term patterns in sleep quality, sleep duration and symptoms of depression among more than 12,000 participants of the Women’s Health Initiative who were diagnosed with breast cancer. On the whole, they found that women developed insomnia at a slightly slower rate after their diagnosis and the prevalence of depression went down, with little change in sleep duration. Although some women may experience cancer-related sleep disturbances shortly after their diagnosis and treatment, the findings suggest that, over the long term, most sleep issues remain consistent compared to before diagnosis.
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