Deterioration in Sleep Quality Affects Cognitive Depression in Prostate Cancer Patients.

ABSTRACT: Men who suffer from prostate cancer (PCa) need to make important decisions regarding their treatment options. There is some evidence that these men may suffer from sleep difficulties due to their cancer or its diagnosis and treatment. Although sleep difficulties have been associated with cognitive depression in other samples of men, they have not been examined in PCa patients, despite the importance of decision-making for these men. This study was designed to investigate the association between sleep difficulties and cognitive depression in PCa patients. A sample of 96 PCa patients completed a background questionnaire, the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, and the Insomnia Severity Index. Comparison was made between sleep difficulty scores from before the patients received their diagnosis

SUBMITTER: Sharpley CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7970199 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature