1041 Sleep Quality Mediates The Relationship Between Fear Of Cancer Recurrence And Psychological Distress In Young Adults With Cancer

• Published in: Sleep
• Main Authors: Daniel, L C, Garland, S, Zhou, E, Chalifour, K, Eaton, G, Dunmyer, L
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2020
• Subjects: Physiology (medical); Neurology (clinical); Newfoundland; Sheila
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.1037; http://academic.oup.com/sleep/article-pdf/43/Supplement_1/A395/33305702/zsaa056.1037.pdf

Abstract Introduction Fear of cancer recurrence is common in young adults with cancer and also related to poorer psychological outcomes. Sleep may be disrupted by anxious thoughts about cancer, causing long-term psychological distress. Thus, the current study tests sleep as a putative mediator of th...