TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep quality in postpartum women
T2 - Exploring correlation with childbirth experience and household work
AU - Hung, Hsuan Man
AU - Chen, Chung Hey
PY - 2014/3/1
Y1 - 2014/3/1
N2 - Background: New mothers commonly report sleep deprivation and sleep disturbances during the first 3 postpartum months. A better understanding of factors related to postpartum sleep quality is necessary to develop interventions to improve sleep quality in postpartum women. Purpose: This study explored the impact of specific demographic and obstetric factors on the subjective sleep quality of postpartum women. Methods: We used a cross-sectional, correlational study design. A convenience sample of 202 women in their fourth to sixth postpartum week was recruited from two hospitals in southern Taiwan. A demographic data form and the Postpartum Sleep Quality Scale were used to collect data. Results: The mean Postpartum Sleep Quality Scale score of participants was 22.82 (SD = 8.16), indicating a mild level of sleep disturbance. We found that better sleep quality correlated positively with a satisfactory childbirth experience and correlated negatively with daily time spent on household work. Pain, discomfort, and fear were the main dimensions associated with unsatisfactory childbirth experiences. Conclusions/Implications for Practice: Study results recommend that health professionals should improve current protocols to help women better confront and manage childbirth-related pain, discomfort, and fear. Evidence-based postnatal education for parents should highlight the positive relationship between reduced daily household workloads and sleep quality for new mothers.
AB - Background: New mothers commonly report sleep deprivation and sleep disturbances during the first 3 postpartum months. A better understanding of factors related to postpartum sleep quality is necessary to develop interventions to improve sleep quality in postpartum women. Purpose: This study explored the impact of specific demographic and obstetric factors on the subjective sleep quality of postpartum women. Methods: We used a cross-sectional, correlational study design. A convenience sample of 202 women in their fourth to sixth postpartum week was recruited from two hospitals in southern Taiwan. A demographic data form and the Postpartum Sleep Quality Scale were used to collect data. Results: The mean Postpartum Sleep Quality Scale score of participants was 22.82 (SD = 8.16), indicating a mild level of sleep disturbance. We found that better sleep quality correlated positively with a satisfactory childbirth experience and correlated negatively with daily time spent on household work. Pain, discomfort, and fear were the main dimensions associated with unsatisfactory childbirth experiences. Conclusions/Implications for Practice: Study results recommend that health professionals should improve current protocols to help women better confront and manage childbirth-related pain, discomfort, and fear. Evidence-based postnatal education for parents should highlight the positive relationship between reduced daily household workloads and sleep quality for new mothers.
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U2 - 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000015
DO - 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000015
M3 - Article
C2 - 24517896
AN - SCOPUS:84896764291
VL - 22
SP - 20
EP - 27
JO - The journal of nursing research : JNR
JF - The journal of nursing research : JNR
SN - 1682-3141
IS - 1
ER -