Publications by authors named "Meghan R Beck"
Objectives: Sleep disturbance negatively impacts the quality of life and recovery. Our objective was to evaluate the relationship between the individual patient and surgical factors with greater sleep disturbance following breast surgery.
Methods: In this prospective longitudinal study, patients completed validated measures regarding sleep disturbance, pain, opioid use, and psychological symptoms preoperatively and then 2 weeks, 6 and 12 months postoperatively.
Article Synopsis
- Chronic cancer pain is influenced by psychosocial factors such as depression, sleep issues, and pain catastrophizing, which can affect pain severity and how it interferes with daily life.
- A study of 700 patients at a pain clinic found that older age and being African American were linked to increased pain, while lower emotional support correlated with greater pain interference.
- The research suggests that targeting psychological aspects, especially sleep problems, in treatment could help manage pain and reduce opioid use in cancer patients.