Assessment of sleep in pediatric cancer patients

Ince D., Demirag B., Karapinar T. H., Oymak Y., AY Y., Kaygusuz A., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.59, sa.4, ss.379-386, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 59 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2017.04.003
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.379-386
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: childhood cancer, sleep disturbances, sleep patterns, ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC-LEUKEMIA, CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM, ADULT SURVIVORS, PRACTICE PARAMETERS, CHILDHOOD-CANCER, AMERICAN ACADEMY, CHILDREN, FATIGUE, ADOLESCENTS, DISTURBANCES
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of the study is to describe sleep habits, assess the prevalence of sleep disturbances in pediatric cancer patients and healthy controls, and to compare sleep patterns, sleep problems. One hundred-thirty-five patients and 190 healthy controls were evaluated. Healthy children matched for age, sex, economic status, parental education and family structure constituted the control group. Sleep was evaluated by using the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ). Sleep problems were detected in half of patients. There were no significant differences in total sleep score and subscale scores between patients and controls. Solely the wake-time was found significantly different between patients and controls. Although our results indicated that neither childhood cancer survivors nor patients with cancer during treatment period had more sleep problems than their healthy peers, sleep problems were not uncommon in whole study group. This study underlines the need to screen, assess and manage sleep problems in children with diagnosis of cancer.