“A Correlation Study to Assess the Quality of Life and Quality of Sleep of People Living with Cancer. A Cross Sectional Study at Hsk and Kerudi Hospitals, Bagalkot,” Karnataka, India.

Abstract

Introduction: Cancer patients and survivors are vulnerable to disturbed sleep and impaired quality of life across the continuum of illness. Few studies have sought to identify predictors of quality of life using well- validated measures of both sleep quality and quality of life in this population.

Objectives: To assess the quality of life and quality of sleep of People living with Cancer and find the relationship between them. in HSK and Kerudi cancer hospital at Bagalkot

Methods: The quality of life and quality of sleep were measured using WHOQOL-BREF scale and PITTSBURG SLEEP QUALITY INDEX scale respectively from a convenient sample of 40 People living with Cancer attending HSK and Kerudi cancer hospital, Bagalkot in a cross-sectional survey. The data was entered in MS excel sheet and transferred to SPSS 25 for analysis.  

Results: Majority (90%) of cancer patients had average quality of life, (50%) of cancer patients had Moderate sleep disturbance. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between the quality of life and quality of sleep ((rs= -0.720, P<0.01). A significant association was found between the quality-of-life scores and demographic variable age (p<0.05) and there was a not significant association between total quality of sleep scores and demographic variables

Conclusions: There was significant negative correlation between quality of life and quality of sleep among cancer patients.