Alterations and Interdependence in Self-Reported Sleep-Wake Parameters of Patient–Caregiver Dyads During Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Grigorios Kotronoulas, PhD, MSc, BSN, RN; Yvonne Wengström, PhD, OCN®; and Nora Kearney, MSc, RGN
ONF
10.1188/16.ONF.288-301
Description
Purpose/Objectives: To longitudinally explore changes, similarities, differences, and interrelations in the sleep-wake parameters of patient–caregiver dyads throughout adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Design: Observational, repeated-measures, dyadic study.
Setting: Four ambulatory oncology clinics in Scotland.
Sample: 48 dyads consisting of patients and their primary informal caregivers.