title: Self-reported sleep quality in family caregivers of gastric cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy in Korea.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Shifting of cancer care from inpatient to outpatient in Korea can lead to negative outcomes for family caregivers. Little research has been performed on Korean family caregivers' sleep quality and its related symptoms: fatigue and depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  We obtained data from a convenient sample of 103 family caregivers. Family caregivers completed sleep, depression, fatigue, and quality of life questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of family caregivers, 80% had poor sleep quality. Positive correlation existed among symptoms, but symptoms were negatively correlated with quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health professionals need to include family caregivers in the overall patient care plan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Nursing, San Francisco School of Nursing, University of Califonia, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. maria.cho@nursing.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Maria H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Marylin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dodd
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Slaughter
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D012890:Sleep; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000523:psychology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents