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KMID : 1035120120120040339
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Asian Oncology Nursing
2012 Volume.12 No. 4 p.339 ~ p.346
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Effects of Symptom Severity and Symptom Interference on Sleep Disturbance in Cancer Patients
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Kim Kyung-Hee
Park Da-Hye
Park Dar-Lee
Ryu Eun-Jung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was conducted to identify the impact of Symptom Severity and Symptom Interference on Sleep Disturbance among cancer patients.
Methods: This study was conducted from October 8th to October 25th, 2012. One hundred eight cancer patients were recruited from S city in Korea. The instruments used in this study were the Symptom Severity, Symptom Interference and the Sleep Disturbance scales for patients with cancer. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program.
Results: The Sleep Disturbance for cancer patients showed a significant relationship with Symptom Interference and cancer stage. The significant factors influencing Sleep Disturbance were Symptom Severity and Symptom Interference. They explained 40.5% of the variance in stage IV.
Conclusion: Patients with cancer experienced Symptom Severity and Symptom Interference which led to a negative effect on Sleep Disturbance. The results suggest that intervention programs to reduce Symptom Severity, Symptom Interference could improve Sleep Disturbance for cancer patients.
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KEYWORD
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Symptoms, Sleep Disorders, Cancer
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