Depressive symptoms predict the quality of sleep in patients with partial epilepsy — A combined retrospective and prospective study

Abstract Introduction Maternal caregivers of young children with a chronic illness, like bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), often report increased levels of stress and depressive symptoms, as well as poor quality of sleep. Caregiving duties are time-intensive and extend into the nighttime hours. The purpose of this study is to examine sleep, depressive symptoms, and stress in maternal caregivers of young children with BPD, as well as determine if depressive symptoms is a mediating variable between sleep quality and stress. Methods 61 maternal caregivers (mean age 29 yrs) of young children with BPD (mean age 14 mos) were recruited. Mothers had no reported history of a sleep disorder, and had a child diagnosed with BPD. The child had to have been home from the hospital for at least two months, and not require a ventilator or tracheotomy. Maternal caregivers were asked to complete a demographic questionnaire, as well as the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). Upon completion, 56.9% of the sample was single, 67.2% were African American, and child had been home from hospital a mean of 8 mos. Results Over two thirds (67.2%) of the sample reported sleeping 6 or fewer hours a night, with a mean PSQI score of 7.6. Significant correlations were found between PSQI and CESD (; r=.546; p=.000), as well as PSQI and stress (r=.284; p=.031). Depressive symptoms were not found to mediate the relationship between sleep quality and stress, however, sleep quality was a significant predictor of stress (t=2.171; p=.034) and depressive symptoms (t=4.876; p=.000). Conclusion The majority of maternal caregivers of children with BPD reported insufficient and poor quality of sleep, which may affect their stress and depressive symptoms. Healthcare providers need to discuss the importance of sleep with caregivers, and ensure the child’s care schedule allows for sleep during the nighttime hours. Support

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1188 The association between work-family spillover and quality of sleep: a prospective study of japanese workers

10.1136/oemed-2018-icohabstracts.1757 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Yui Hidaka ◽

Akihito Shimazu ◽

Kotaro Imamura ◽

Noboru Iwata ◽

Kyoko Shimada ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prospective Study ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Japanese Workers ◽

Work Family ◽

A Prospective Study

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Relations between Stress and Depressive Symptoms in Psychiatric Nurses: The Mediating Effects of Sleep Quality and Occupational Burnout

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18147327 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (14) ◽

pp. 7327

Author(s):

Hsiu-Fen Hsieh ◽

Yi Liu ◽

Hsin-Tien Hsu ◽

Shu-Ching Ma ◽

Hsiu-Hung Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Psychiatric Nurses ◽

Survey Study ◽

Psychiatric Ward ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Occupational Burnout

This study examines the parallel multiple mediators of quality of sleep and occupational burnout between perceived stress and depressive symptoms in psychiatric nurses. Nurses are more likely to experience depression, anxiety, decreased job satisfaction, and reduced organizational loyalty as a result of the stressful work environment and heavy workload. A total of 248 psychiatric ward (PW) nurses participated in this cross-sectional survey study. Structural equation modelling was used for data analysis. In the model of parallel multiple mediators for depressive symptoms, quality of sleep and occupational burnout played mediating roles, and these two mediators strengthened the effect of stress on depressive symptoms, with the final model showing a good fit. Stress, occupational burnout, and quality of sleep explained 46.0% of the variance in psychiatric nurses’ depressive symptoms. Stress had no significantly direct effect on psychiatric nurses’ depressive symptoms, but it had a completed mediation effect on their depressive symptoms through occupational burnout and quality of sleep. This study showed that reduction of occupational burnout and improvement of quality of sleep play important roles against depressive symptoms among PW nurses. Healthcare managers should provide PW nurses with a better environment for improving quality of sleep and reducing occupational burnout.

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Depressive and anxiety symptoms, quality of sleep, and coping during the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic in general population in Kashmir

Middle East Current Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s43045-020-00069-2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Bilal Ahmad Bhat ◽

Rouf Ahmad Mir ◽

Arshad Hussain ◽

Iqra Rasheed Shah

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Coping Skills ◽

Psychological Impact ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Age Group ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Symptom Scale ◽

And Coping

Abstract Background With uncertainty surrounding the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic, there is no knowledge of the psychological impact of this pandemic on the general public from Kashmir. We aimed to understand the psychological impact in the form of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, quality of sleep, and coping during this pandemic. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted using social networking sites. The questionnaire meant for this study was sent as a link to a respondent. Initial part of questionnaire collected the socio-demographic details of the respondents. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess the quality of sleep. There was also an open-ended question to look for coping skills used. Results The majority of our respondents were below 45 years (around 95%) with 54.9% from 18 to 30 years age group. 72.3% were males and 27.7% were females. 58.7% were from rural background. 55.7% were employed, and 32.2% were students. In our respondents, 55% had anxiety symptoms, 55% had depressive symptoms, around 53% had poor quality of sleep, and around 30% of used maladaptive coping skills. Significant depressive symptoms were there in the younger age group, 18–30 years (p = 0.03). Significant depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms were present in females (p = 0.01 and 0.006, respectively). In urban population, significant anxiety symptoms (p = 0.03) were present. The mean score for anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms was 8.05 ± 4.53 and 8.07 ± 4.56, respectively. Mean global PSQI score was 6.90 ± 3.82 and was positively correlated with score on depressive symptom scale (p = 0.001) as well as score on anxiety symptom scale (p = 0.001). Conclusion Younger people, females, those living in urban conditions, and those using maladaptive coping skills are likely to have anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms as well as poor quality of sleep.

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