Abstract

The goal of our study was to identify the prevalence and risk factors for poor sleep in people with cancer. This could help in raising awareness of this problem and need for better options for treatment Methods: Data was collected from cancer patients attending Department of oncology OPD of Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences,Kanyakumari, TamilNadu from March to September 2023 .After approval of the study protocol by our institutional research & human ethical committee, study was conducted in oncology department. Results: The global PSQI was calculated after adding up all the 7 component scores. The scores ranged from 1-18, with the mean score being 7.6 (+/- standard deviation 4.8). Scores more than 5 were categorised as ‘poor sleepers’ and those less than 5 were ‘good sleepers’. Majority of the patients, ie 70.5% (129) were poor sleepers while 29.5% (54) had good sleep quality. Conclusion: Based on this study, the prevalence of poor sleep quality in this study was 70.5%. Hence protocols to identify and treat sleep related disorder among people with cancer.

Description