Psychological Interventions for Insomnia in Patients with Cancer: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Insomnia is a frequent and distressing symptom with limited treatment in patients with cancer. Among the available treatments for insomnia, psychological interventions are some of the most assessed. While studies and reviews show promise of interventions improving insomnia in patients with cancer, inconsistent approaches to operationalizing and measuring insomnia combined with the heterogeneity of available treatments render comparisons and synthetization difficult. This review sought to rigorously synthesize psychological interventions for patients with cancer and insomnia by describing current therapies, identifying gaps in the literature, and offering supportive interventions.

Methods

A comprehensive search of five databases-Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11593114 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature