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Published on: March 6, 2018
Sleep disturbances are underappreciated in prostate cancer survivorship
Fred Gong1, Stacy Loeb2,3, Katherine Siu2,3
1From SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Fred.Gong@downstate.edu.
Background:
The prevalence of sleep disturbances among prostate cancer (PCa) survivors, and extent of urologist involvement in sleep care are not well-studied.
Methods:
PCa survivors (n = 167) and urologists (n = 145) were surveyed about sleep disturbances and survivorship care practices.
Results:
Most PCa survivors had sleep disturbances, including 50.9% with poor sleep quality, 18.0% with clinical/severe insomnia, and 36.5% at high-risk for sleep apnea. Few urologists routinely screened for sleep disturbances, as recommended in national cancer survivorship guidelines.
Conclusions:
Optimal PCa survivorship care should incorporate screening for sleep disturbances, addressing comorbid factors affecting sleep and referring to sleep medicine when appropriate.
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