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Sleep disturbances are underappreciated in prostate cancer survivorship

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases volume 26, pages 210–212 (2023)Cite this article

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Abstract

Background

The prevalence of sleep disturbances among prostate cancer (PCa) survivors, and extent of urologist involvement in sleep care are not well-studied.

Methods

PCa survivors (n = 167) and urologists (n = 145) were surveyed about sleep disturbances and survivorship care practices.

Results

Most PCa survivors had sleep disturbances, including 50.9% with poor sleep quality, 18.0% with clinical/severe insomnia, and 36.5% at high-risk for sleep apnea. Few urologists routinely screened for sleep disturbances, as recommended in national cancer survivorship guidelines.

Conclusions

Optimal PCa survivorship care should incorporate screening for sleep disturbances, addressing comorbid factors affecting sleep and referring to sleep medicine when appropriate.

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The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Funding

This study was supported by the NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center Developmental Project Program, which is partially supported by the Cancer Center Support Grant P30CA016087, and the Edward Blank and Sharon Cosloy-Blank Family Foundation. NG is supported by grant 5T32HS026120-04 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the NYU Clinical and Translational Science Institute grant 5UL1TR001445. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency.

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  1. From SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Fred Gong

  2. New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA

    Stacy Loeb, Katherine Siu, Stephanie Orstad, Sameer Thakker, Tatiana Sanchez Nolasco, Nataliya Byrne & Natasha Gupta

  3. Manhattan Veterans Affairs, New York, NY, USA

    Stacy Loeb, Katherine Siu, Stephanie Orstad, Tatiana Sanchez Nolasco, Nataliya Byrne & Natasha Gupta

  4. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Akya Myrie

  5. University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Stacey A. Kenfield

  6. Dana- Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Alicia Morgans

  7. Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Rebecca Robbins

  8. The Capstone College of Nursing, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

    Patricia Carter

  9. University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Girardin Jean-Louis

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Concept and design: SL, AM, SLO, SAK, AM, RR, PC, GJL, NG. Data collection: SL, KS, TSN, NB. Statistical analysis: KS, NG. Interpretation of results: All authors. Drafting of paper: FG, SL, KS, AM, NG. Critical revision of paper: All authors. Supervision: SL, NG. Funding Acquisition: SL.

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Correspondence to Fred Gong.

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NYU IRB number #20-00078. The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

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Gong, F., Loeb, S., Siu, K. et al. Sleep disturbances are underappreciated in prostate cancer survivorship. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 26, 210–212 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41391-022-00630-6

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