biostudies-literatureHarrold ECNCI NIH HHS1623-1630https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9337980biostudies-literatureUnknown18(12)<h4>Background</h4>The NCCN Guidelines for Survivorship recommend dedicated sleep assessment. Reported insomnia prevalence in the general Irish population is 6% to 15%. Reported insomnia prevalence internationally among new/recently diagnosed patients with cancer varies from 30.9% to 54.3%. Insomnia prevalence has not been previously quantified in an Irish oncology cohort.<h4>Methods</h4>A 40-item questionnaire was prospectively administered to ambulatory patients with cancer aged ≥18 years. Prespecified criteria to define insomnia syndrome combined those of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, version 1, and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression/Anxiety (HADS-D/A) was used toJournal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCNPrevalence of Insomnia in an Oncology Patient Population: An Irish Tertiary Referral Center Experience.PMC9337980P30 CA008748O'Donnell DMKingston TIdris AFGrant CCollier SKeegan NMCuffe SCorrigan LTeo MYO'Donnell MGallagher DGKennedy MJLim STSukor SO'Dwyer AMHarrold ECDuff EfalsePrevalence of Insomnia in an Oncology Patient Population: An Irish Tertiary Referral Center Experience.<h4>Background</h4>The NCCN Guidelines for Survivorship recommend dedicated sleep assessment. Reported insomnia prevalence in the general Irish population is 6% to 15%. Reported insomnia prevalence internationally among new/recently diagnosed patients with cancer varies from 30.9% to 54.3%. Insomnia prevalence has not been previously quantified in an Irish oncology cohort.<h4>Methods</h4>A 40-item questionnaire was prospectively administered to ambulatory patients with cancer aged ≥18 years. Prespecified criteria to define insomnia syndrome combined those of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, version 1, and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression/Anxiety (HADS-D/A) was used to2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Dec2025-04-04T19:27:25.601Z2025-04-04T19:27:25.601ZS-EPMC93379803328551610.6004/jnccn.2020.7611