Predisposing, Precipitating, and Perpetuating Factors of Insomnia in Cancer Survivors

Patients with cancer often experience various long-term physical and psychological sequelae even after treatment has been completed. Sleep disturbances, particularly insomnia (i.e., difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep or nonrestorative sleep, with resultant daytime impairment [American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2014]), are commonly reported among people post–completion of cancer treatment, yet they have been overlooked in the integration of survivorship care plans (Otte et al., 2022; Savard et al., 2011).