Josee Savard

..This feasibility study examined patients' satisfaction with a self-help CBT for insomnia comorbid with cancer and gathered some preliminary data on its effect on sleep and associated features...

..The goal of this study was to investigate whether clinical insomnia is associated with immune alterations by comparing immune functioning between patients with chronic insomnia and good sleepers...

..This study assessed the efficacy of CT for depression administered individually in women with metastatic breast cancer and its effect on immune function...

..This study aimed to assess the prevalence, natural course, and risk factors of insomnia comorbid with cancer over a 2-month period...

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..Previous analyses of this study showed that CBT was associated with improved sleep and quality of life, and reduced psychological distress...

..This study aimed to assess the prevalence and natural course (incidence, persistence, remission, and relapse) of insomnia comorbid with cancer during an 18-month period...

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..This study estimated the incidence of insomnia and examined potential risk factors in a cohort of good sleepers followed over a one-year period...

..Nocturnal hot flashes, or their underlying mechanisms, should be considered as potential contributors to sleep disruption in women with breast cancer who report poor sleep...

..The extent to which episodes of insomnia will persist or remit over time is difficult to predict. We examined the natural history of insomnia and describe the most common trajectories over 3 years...

..The aim of this study was to assess longitudinally the relationship between hot flashes and insomnia symptoms in women receiving adjuvant treatments for breast cancer...

..To estimate the prevalence of insomnia and examine its correlates (for example, demographics and physical and mental health) and treatments...

..These results suggest that a brief psycho-educational group intervention focusing on active coping strategies and physical activity is beneficial to cancer survivors after breast cancer treatments...

..Although cross-sectional, these findings raise the possibility of a differential influence of treatments for prostate cancer on some aspects of psychological functioning...

..In conclusion, the ISI appears to be an excellent evaluation and screening tool in the context of cancer...

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..This study examined the relationship of psychological and health-related quality of life variables to insomnia in a population-based sample...

..This study gives some support to the importance of targeting erroneous beliefs about sleep and poor sleep habits in the treatment of cancer-related insomnia, but also to the importance of enhancing patients' expectancies for improvement...

..e., anxiety, fatigue) for each participant. These improvements were also found to be clinically significant at post-treatment...

..The aim of this article is to review the available literature on depression in women with metastatic breast cancer in terms of prevalence, potential risk factors, and consequences, as well as pharmacological and psychological interventions...

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..It is unclear whether combined or maintenance therapies would enhance outcome...

..Although further validation is recommended, the results for the French Canadian MFI in assessing cancer-related fatigue in both women and men undergoing cancer treatments showed good psychometric qualities...

..Although the fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is to varying degrees almost universal in cancer survivors, few studies have been carried out specifically on this issue partly because of the complexity and the heterogeneity of the phenomenon...

..This study estimated from a societal perspective the direct and indirect costs of insomnia...

..Despite the fact that the fear of cancer recurrence is to varying degrees almost universal in cancer survivors, there is a lack of validated multidimensional instruments to evaluate this issue specifically...

..Several recommendations are formulated, one being the importance of situating the implementation process from an organizational change perspective...

..These findings suggest that cognitive-behavioral therapy, previously found effective for primary insomnia, is also of clinical benefit for insomnia secondary to cancer...

..To resolve this issue, this prospective study aimed to compare the effects of chemotherapy to the effect of radiotherapy on cognitive functioning in women treated for non-metastatic breast cancer...

..The goal of this study was to assess the longitudinal course of sleep-wake activity rhythms before and during chemotherapy for breast cancer...

..Future directions include the need to refine cognitive interventions and to examine the unique contribution of this therapeutic component to the overall efficacy of multifaceted cognitive-behavioral therapy...

..Insomnia is a prevalent health complaint that often remains untreated. Several interventions are efficacious but they are not widely available. This study evaluated the efficacy of a self-help behavioral intervention for insomnia...

..Increased knowledge about the high prevalence, diagnosis, and potential etiological factors of insomnia following TBI may promote a better identification, evaluation, and treatment of sleeping difficulties in this population...