Journal article
Prevalence and management of sleep disturbance in adults with primary brain tumours and their caregivers: a systematic review
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Vol.162(1), pp.25-44
2023
PMID: 36864318
Abstract
Purpose
The aims of this systematic review were to (1) examine the prevalence, severity, manifestations, and clinical associations/risk factors of sleep disturbance in primary brain tumour (PBT) survivors and their caregivers; and (2) determine whether there are any sleep-focused interventons reported in the literature pertaining to people affected by PBT.
Methods
This systematic review was registered with the international register for systematic reviews (PROSPERO: CRD42022299332). PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, PsychINFO, and CINAHL were electronically searched for relevant articles reporting sleep disturbance and/or interventions for managing sleep disturbance published between September 2015 and May 2022. The search strategy included terms focusing on sleep disturbance, primary brain tumours, caregivers of PBT survivors, and interventions. Two reviewers conducted the quality appraisal (JBI Critical Appraisal Tools) independently, with results compared upon completion.
Results
34 manuscripts were eligible for inclusion. Sleep disturbance was highly prevalent in PBT survivors with associations between sleep disturbance and some treatments (e.g., surgical resection, radiotherapy, corticosteroid use), as well as other prevalent symptoms (e.g., fatigue, drowsiness, stress, pain). While the current review was unable to find any sleep-targeted interventions, preliminary evidence suggests physical activity may elicit beneficial change on subjectively reported sleep disturbance in PBT survivors. Only one manuscript that discussed caregivers sleep disturbance was identified.
Conclusions
Sleep disturbance is a prevalent symptom experienced by PBT survivors, yet there is a distinct lack of sleep-focused interventions in this population. This includes a need for future research to include caregivers, with only one study identified. Future research exploring interventions directly focused on the management of sleep disturbance in the context of PBT is warranted.
Details
- Title
- Prevalence and management of sleep disturbance in adults with primary brain tumours and their caregivers: a systematic review
- Authors
- Jason Martin (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyNicolas H. Hart - University of Technology SydneyNatalie K Bradford - Queensland University of TechnologyFiona Naumann - Southern Cross UniversityMark B. B. Pinkham - The University of QueenslandElizabeth P. P. Pinkham - Queensland University of TechnologyJustin J. J. Holland - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Vol.162(1), pp.25-44
- Publisher
- Springer New York LLC
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11060-023-04270-1
- ISSN
- 1573-7373
- PMID
- 36864318
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Data Availability
- All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article and its supplementary information files.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991248099602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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