Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between sleep and health-related quality of life in pregnant women: A prospective observational study
Journal
International Journal of Nursing Studies
Journal Volume
56
Pages
45-53
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Abstract
Background Sleep disturbances are common in women, especially during pregnancy. Previous studies have confirmed the importance of sleep disturbances as a risk factor of adverse pregnancy outcomes and the need for screening and treatment of inadequate sleep. These reports, however, did not examine health-related quality of life which may be affected by sleep long before adverse clinical consequences are detectable in women during pregnancy. Objectives To examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between sleep and health-related quality of life in pregnant women. Design A prospective observational study. Setting A university-affiliated hospital in Taiwan and participants’ homes. Participants A total of 164 pregnant women completed questionnaires and wore a wrist actigraphy monitor for 7 days each trimester. Methods Objective sleep was measured by actigraphy, subjective sleep was measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and health-related quality of life was measured using the SF-12v2 questionnaire across three trimesters. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to evaluate the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between sleep and health-related quality of life. Results Sixty-four (39.0%) women consistently had an average sleep efficiency??5 in all three trimesters. Cross-sectionally, more actigraphic daytime sleep (p?=?0.04) and better subjective sleep quality (p?
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Other Subjects
adult; cross-sectional study; female; human; longitudinal study; pregnancy; prospective study; quality of life; sleep; Taiwan; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life; Sleep; Taiwan
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Type
journal article