title: Quality of sleep in postoperative surgical oncologic patients.
abstract: This study aimed to evaluate surgical-oncologic patients' quality of sleep through the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. It is an exploratory study with transversal-observational design, in 46 postoperative head & neck and urology cancer patients. The PSQI questionnaire was used to evaluate the subjective quality of sleep and the occurrence of sleep disorders. Six PSQI components were statistically significant and 78.3% of the interviewees had impaired subjective quality of sleep. Among factors leading to sleep disorders we point out: taking too long to fall asleep; waking up in the middle of the night; getting up to go to the bathroom and napping during the day. This study is expected to sensitize the nursing team regarding the need to investigate quality of sleep and causes of its disorders in cancer survivors for an effective course of action.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Brazil. lizarp@bol.com.br
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barichello
authors.forename: Namie Okino
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: Helena Megumi
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Sonobe
authors.forename: Márcia Maria Fontão
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zago
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012890:Sleep; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*