A prospective interventional study investigating sleep disorders prior to and during adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most breast cancer patients with non-metastatic disease receive adjuvant local or loco-regional radiotherapy. To be scheduled for irradiation may cause distress and fears that can lead to sleep disorders. Few reports focused on sleep problems in patients assigned to radiotherapy. This study evaluates the course of sleep disorders during adjuvant radiotherapy for primary breast cancer and potential risk factors including the use of smartphones or tablets at bedtime.

Methods

The main goal is the evaluation of sleep disorders prior to radiotherapy and after 15 fractions of radiotherapy. A potential effect of habituation to the procedure of radiotherapy can be assumed that will likely lead to improvement (decrease) of sleep disorders. Improvement of sleep disorders (c

SUBMITTER: Rades D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8686268 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature