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Pain, sleep patterns and health‐related quality of life in paediatric patients with cancer
Author(s) -
Nunes Michelle Darezzo Rodrigues,
Nascimento Lucila Castanheira,
Fernandes Ananda Maria,
Batalha Luis,
De Campos Catarina,
Gonçalves Ana,
Leite Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi,
Andrade Alvarenga Willyane,
de Lima Regina Aparecida Garcia,
Jacob Eufemia
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/ecc.13029
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , psychological intervention , sleep (system call) , cancer pain , cancer , psychiatry , nursing , computer science , operating system
Purpose To compare sleep and health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with cancer who had pain, with those who had no pain during hospitalisation. Method A prospective comparative study was used to collect data from paediatric oncology units in three countries (Portugal, Brazil, USA). Participants ( n = 118; 8–18 years) completed the Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Cancer module, which includes a pain subscale, and wore a wrist actigraph for at least 72 hr. Results Almost half of the participants (48.3%) reported having pain . S leep patterns were not affected by pain. Girls, adolescents and patients diagnosed with leukaemia/lymphoma who reported pain, had significantly lower HRQOL scores. Low sleep duration and HRQOL were found, irrespectively of pain status. Conclusions The low sleep duration and HRQOL score in children and adolescents with cancer highlight the importance of physical and psychosocial nursing interventions during hospitalisation. The mediating effect of gender, age and diagnoses on the relation between pain and HRQOL needs to be further understood.