Sleeping-related distress in a palliative care population: A national, prospective, consecutive cohort.

David Christopher CurrowWalter DavisAlanna ConnollyAnu KrishnanAaron WongAndrew WebsterMatilda Mm Barnes-Harris Barb DavesonMagnus Ekström

Published in: Palliative medicine (2021)

This large, representative study of palliative care patients shows high prevalence of sleeping-related distress, with strong associations shown to distress from other symptoms including pain, breathlessness and fatigue.

Keyphrases

palliative care
end stage renal disease
advanced cancer
ejection fraction

newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
chronic pain
prognostic factors

peritoneal dialysis
sleep quality
neuropathic pain

quality improvement
depressive symptoms
spinal cord