Sleep-wake disturbances, particularly insomnia, are among the most prevalent and distressing symptoms experienced by patients with cancer. As a result of extensive interdisciplinary research conducted since 2000, cognitive-behavioral therapy now is considered the standard of care for the treatment...

Disrupted sleep is considered a patient outcome sensitive to oncology nursing care and can lead to a variety of physical and psychologic dysfunctions, such as insomnia, chronic pain, respiratory distress, obesity, stress, and anxiety. Although sleep disturbances have been studied in recipients of...

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 23 of the 2010 Oncology Nursing Society book, A Guide to Oncology Symptom Management (pp. 473-495), edited by Carlton G. Brown, PhD, RN, AOCN®.