Sleep Problems and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep problems are frequently observed in breast cancer patients. However, the relationship between sleep quality and overall quality of life (QoL) and the specificity of different sleep-related questionnaires have not yet been adequately studied in breast cancer patients.

Methods

The sample of this cross-sectional study consisted of 533 breast cancer patients, recruited in a German rehabilitation clinic, with a mean age of 52.3 years (SD = 12.5 years). The following three sleep-related questionnaires were used: the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and the Jenkins Sleep Scale (JSS). In addition, we used the QoL instrument EORTC QLQ-C30.

Results

Sleep quality was poor in this sample of breast cancer patients. The effe

SUBMITTER: Hinz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12468225 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature