SLEEP DISTURBANCES AMONG IN-PATIENTS WITH CANCERIN HAI DUONG, 2018

Abstract

Sleep disturbances a common condition in cancer patients, although it is common but had not much researched. Sleep disturbance reduces the effectiveness of care as well as treatment outcomes for cancer patients. Objective: Describe the status of sleep disturbancesin cancer patients. Methods: Convenient sampling was used to recruit320 hospitalized patients have diagnosis ofcancer in Hai Duong Provincial General Hospital and Hai Duong Lung Hospital from January to April 2018. The scale (ISI) evaluated use of sentence form asked to collect personal information, sleep disturbance. Use descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage to analyze the metric. Results: 320 patients participated in this study,there are 174 male and 146 female. Age ranges from 31-89 years(mean = 62.78, SD = 10.169). Results show that 83.7% of cancer patients have sleep disturbance base on ISI scale and 96.3% of the patients have one of the manifestations of sleep disorders such as difficulty falling asleep; difficult to maintain sleep; get up too early to varying degrees. Conclusion: Sleep disturbancein cancer patients account for a high proportion, should be have appropriate intervention.