Introduction: Insomnia is one of the most prevalent, persistent, and distressing conditions associated with cancer, affecting almost half of all cancer survivors. Although cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia is well established as the gold-standard treatment for insomnia, its accessibility is very limited in routine care. We aim to examine the real-world effectiveness and acceptability of a digital cognit...
Introduction: Appropriate management of fatigue relies upon comprehensive assessment instruments and timely delivery of targeted interventions. The aims of this study were to translate a commonly used English-language measure of fatigue in cancer patients (the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory–Short-Form, or MFSI-SF) into European Portuguese and to evaluate the psychometric properties (internal consist...
Objectives: The Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep Scale (DBAS) is the most widely validated instrument for assessing sleep-related cognitions. This study aimed to examine the reliability of the DBAS-30 European Portuguese version, explore its dimensionality, and develop a new short version suitable for differentiating the presence/absence of insomnia. Methods: From 824 participants aged 18e85 year...
Objective. It has been assumed that during adolescence there is a strong shift toward eveningness chronotype, whereas children's sleep is relatively stable. Several studies have focused on the conflict between school start times and adolescents' circadian rhythms; however, fewer studies have been conducted in younger children. The aim of this study was to examine sleep durations, schedules, and sleep phase shif...