Perioperative Sleep Disturbance Following Mastectomy: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Relationship to Pain, Opioid Use, Treatment, and Psychosocial Symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sleep disturbance negatively impacts the quality of life and recovery. Our objective was to evaluate the relationship between the individual patient and surgical factors with greater sleep disturbance following breast surgery.

Methods

In this prospective longitudinal study, patients completed validated measures regarding sleep disturbance, pain, opioid use, and psychological symptoms preoperatively and then 2 weeks, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. Univariable and multivariable generalized estimating equations evaluated demographic, surgical, pain, and psychological predictors of sleep disturbance during the first year after breast surgery.

Results

Female patients (n=259) reported varying degrees of sleep disturbance, which were longitudinally associated wi

SUBMITTER: Azizoddin DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9968504 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature