title: Sleep disorders in breast cancer survivors.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and initial results of a structured assessment of sleep disorders in breast cancer survivors (BCS). Our goal was to determine whether the assessment could be easily used and whether it would capture problems suggestive of one or more underlying sleep disorders that require referral to a specialist for diagnostic validation through polysomnography and appropriate specialty treatment.
  
  
  
  A cross-sectional, feasibility study using convenience sampling.
  
  
  
  A total of 38 BCS completed the study. Recruitment procedures were adequate in finding eligible BCS, however, procedures used to establish possible patterns of sleep disorders (e.g., interview) were not feasible for screening for sleep disorders in the clinical setting due to the time it took to complete each interview. A total of seven sleep disorder categories were identified in the data with the majority of women having at least one possible sleep disorder.
  
  
  
  Study findings suggest that population-based screening for sleep disorders in clinical practice should be a priority for BCS reporting chronic sleep problems.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Nursing, 600 Barnhill Drive NUW401, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. jlelam@iu.edu.
authors.forename: Julie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Nursing, 600 Barnhill Drive NU 366, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Lorie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Nursing, 600 Barnhill Drive NU 366, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Janet S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.affiliation: IU Simon Cancer Center, 980 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krier
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Todd C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Skaar
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 North Blackford Street, LD 124, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rand
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing University of Florida, PO Box 100197, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Nursing, Box 357266, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Landis
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine/IU Health Physicians, Goodman Hall / IU Health Neuroscience Center, 355 W. 16th St. Suite 2800, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Yelena
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chernyak
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, 714 N. Senate Ave Suite 120, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manchanda
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017741:Survivors
keywords: Cancer; Quality of life; Sleep; Sleep disorder; Survivor