Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 860-870 , December 2009

Sleep-Wake Disturbances in Patients with Advanced Cancer and Their Family Carers

  • Jane Gibbins, MBChB, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Bristol and University Hospital Bristol, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jane Gibbins, MBChB, MRCP, Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, Horfield Road, Bristol BS2 8ED, United Kingdom.
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  • Rachel McCoubrie, MBBS, MRCP, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Bristol and University Hospital Bristol, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom
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  • Adrian H. Kendrick, BSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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  • Gaye Senior-Smith, BSc, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Bristol and University Hospital Bristol, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom
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  • Andrew N. Davies, MBBS, MRCP, MSc, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Hospital, Surrey, United Kingdom
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  • Geoffrey W. Hanks, DSc (Med), BSc, MB, FRCP, FRCPE, FFPM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Bristol and University Hospital Bristol, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom

,Accepted 28 April 2009.

 The University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Trust provided a grant to the Department of Palliative Medicine to purchase the Actiwatches. The Department of Palliative Medicine has also received funding from Macmillan Cancer Support and the European Palliative Care Research Collaborative. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0885-3924(09)00709-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.025

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 860-870 , December 2009

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