Open AccessSecondary outcomes of a behavioral sleep intervention: A randomized clinical trial.
Author(s) -
Oxana Palesh,
Caroline Scheiber,
Shelli R. Kesler,
Richard Gevirtz,
Charles E. Heckler,
Joseph J. Guido,
Michelle Christine Janelsins,
Mallory G. Cases,
Bingjie Tong,
Joanne L. Miller,
Nick G. Chrysson,
Karen M. Mustian
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000700
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , clinical trial , intervention (counseling) , breast cancer , insomnia , cancer , psychiatry , nursing
Nearly 80% of cancer patients struggle with insomnia, which is associated with decreased heart rate variability (HRV) and quality of life (QOL). The aim of this secondary analysis was to evaluate the possible effects of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Cancer-Related Insomnia (BBT-CI), delivered during chemotherapy visits, on QOL and HRV in patients with breast cancer (BC).