Exploring the Effects of Shangshou Daoyin Method on Improving Sleep Quality, Quality of Life, and TCM Constitution in Breast Cancer Patients With Insomnia

Exploring the Effects of Shangshou Daoyin Method on Improving Sleep Quality, Quality of Life, and TCM Constitution in Breast Cancer Patients With Insomnia

Breast cancer patients often experience insomnia and physical imbalances during and after treatment, indirectly affecting their quality of life. Therefore, the sleep quality, quality of life, and TCM constitution of breast cancer patients need to be taken seriously. Oral sleep aids are prone to causing additional side effects; therefore, in addition to medication, non-pharmacological therapies can be used to alleviate the insomnia caused by breast cancer patients, thereby improving their quality of life. Because guided exercises are simple to learn, gentle, safe, and can be performed without time constraints, clinicians can apply them to the care of breast cancer patients. It is hoped that the results of this study can provide a reference for other related research.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Breast cancer patients aged ≥20 years diagnosed with 0-III cancer, without any signs of metastasis or recurrence
• Cases who have completed surgery, targeted therapy, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy at least 3 months ago.
• Cases who have started taking anti-hormone inhibitors and traditional Chinese medicine for 3 months.
• Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale (CPSQI) score ≥5.
• Cases who are willing to participate and complete the consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with other cancers.
• Illiterate
• Patients with physical disabilities or inability to perform physical activities.
• Patients diagnosed with mental illness by a physician.