Quality of sleep in postoperative surgical oncologic patients

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Elizabeth Barichello²  Namie Okino Sawada¹  Helena Megumi Sonobe¹  Márcia Maria Fontão Zago¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro,Brazil

关键词: sleep disorders;    neoplasms;    surgery;    nursing care;    trastornos del sueño;    neoplasias;    cirugía;    atención de enfermería;    transtornos do sono;    neoplasias;    cirurgia;    assistência de enfermagem;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692009000400008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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