title: Sleep loss and its effects on health of family caregivers of individuals with primary malignant brain tumors.
abstract: Sleep loss places caregivers at risk for poor health. Understanding correlates of sleep loss and relationships to health may enable improvement of health of caregivers of individuals with primary malignant brain tumors (PMBT). In this cross-sectional, descriptive study of 133 caregivers, relationships were examined between sleep loss and physical, mental, emotional, and social health at time of patient diagnosis. Sleep loss was not related to physical health. Shorter total sleep time was associated with greater fatigue and social support. Sleep quality was positively associated with quality of life. Further study is needed of the role of sleep loss in the PMBT caregiving trajectory and its long-term relationship with health outcomes.
authors: Georgia Regents University, 987 St Sebastian Way, EC 4434, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
authors: Jean D
authors: JD
authors: Pawl
authors: Shih-Yu
authors: SY
authors: Lee
authors: Patricia C
authors: PC
authors: Clark
authors: Paula R
authors: PR
authors: Sherwood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: brain tumor; cancer; caregivers; cytokines; depression; sleep
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