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Assessment of sleep in pediatric cancer patients

Dilek İnce1, Bengü Demirağ2, Tuba Hilkay Karapınar2

  • 1Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Oncology, İzmir, Turkey.

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
|April 7, 2018
PubMed

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Pediatric cancer patients experience sleep problems, but not more than healthy children. This study highlights the need for screening and managing sleep issues in children with cancer.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Oncology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Child Psychology

Background:

  • Sleep disturbances are common in children.
  • Cancer diagnosis and treatment can significantly impact a child's well-being.
  • Understanding sleep patterns in pediatric cancer patients is crucial for supportive care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe sleep habits in pediatric cancer patients.
  • To assess the prevalence of sleep disturbances in pediatric cancer patients compared to healthy controls.
  • To compare sleep patterns and problems between these two groups.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 135 pediatric cancer patients and 190 healthy controls.
  • The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) was used for sleep evaluation.
  • Control group comprised healthy children matched for age, sex, socioeconomic status, parental education, and family structure.

Main Results:

  • Half of the pediatric cancer patients reported sleep problems.
  • No significant differences were found in total sleep scores or subscale scores between patients and controls.
  • Wake-time was the only significantly different factor between the groups.

Conclusions:

  • Pediatric cancer patients and survivors do not necessarily have more sleep problems than their healthy peers.
  • Sleep problems are prevalent in the overall study group, including both patients and controls.
  • There is a need to screen, assess, and manage sleep problems in children diagnosed with cancer.

Keywords:
childhood cancersleep disturbancessleep patterns

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