Prevalence of Sleep Disorders, Risk Factors and Sleep Treatment Needs of Adolescents and Young Adult Childhood Cancer Patients in Follow-Up after Treatment.

ABSTRACT: Sleep disorders negatively impact adolescent and young adult childhood cancer patients' physical and psychosocial health. Early recognition improves timely treatment. We therefore studied the prevalence of subjective sleep disorders, risk factors and sleep treatment needs after completion of childhood cancer treatment. Childhood cancer patients (12-26 years old), ≥6 months after treatment, were invited to fill out the Holland Sleep Disorders Questionnaire, which distinguishes six sleep disorders in substantial agreement with the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, second edition (ICSD-2). They additionally indicated sleep treatment needs. Prevalence rates and needs were displayed in percentages. Logistic regression models were used for risk factors. 576 patients participated (

SUBMITTER: Peersmann SHM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8870170 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature