Poor sleep quality, depression and hope before breast cancer surgery.

Aim: This study aims to identify the predictors of poor sleep quality and the associations between depression, hope and sleep in a sample of 156 women with breast cancer prior to surgery.

Background: The care and treatment of breast cancer is among the most important scientific challenges in public health. Sleep disturbances and depression are the important complaint of cancer patients.

Distress During Radiation Therapy: Assessment Among Patients With Breast or Prostate Cancer.

Background: Distress is regarded as the sixth vital sign in cancer care, but few studies describe distress in patients undergoing radiation therapy.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess distress levels among patients with breast or prostate cancer undergoing radiation therapy and investigate which problems contribute to patients' distress levels.

Methods: A retrospective medical record review was conducted for 217 patients with breast or prostate cancer at a midwestern community cancer center.

The effects of an online educational program on nurse practitioners' knowledge of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effects of an online educational program on nurse practitioner's (NP's) knowledge of identifying and evaluating adults at-risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Data Sources: Knowledge was assessed with a 15 question pre-test and post-test, after a 53 minute narrated PowerPoint educational session. Pre-test and post-test answers were compared to determine the change in knowledge.

Screening & treating patients with sleep/wake disorders.

Sleep/wake disorders are common, underdiagnosed, and associated with serious consequences. Patients tend not to mention sleep problems and clinicians often do not ask about them. Using a few simple screening questions and tools can uncover sleep/wake disorders that will respond to treatment.

Soy isoflavones and melatonin for the relief of climacteric symptoms: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized study.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of soy isoflavones and melatonin in relieving menopausal symptoms.

Methods: Double-blind, multicenter, randomized trial performed according to a 2 x 2 factorial design. Treatment groups: (1) soy isoflavones+melatonin; (2) soy isoflavones alone; (3) melatonin alone; (4) placebo.