scholarly journals Sleep in the Postpartum: Characteristics of First-Time, Healthy Mothers

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Creti ◽  
Eva Libman ◽  
Dorrie Rizzo ◽  
Catherine S. Fichten ◽  
Sally Bailes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
New Mothers ◽  
Nocturnal Sleep ◽  
Daytime Functioning ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Sleep Parameters ◽  
Postpartum Mothers ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

Goals for the present study were to (a) describe the sleep of healthy new mothers over a 6-month postpartum period, (b) examine how sleep quality relates to daytime levels of fatigue and sleepiness, and (c) evaluate the relationship between mothers’ and infants’ sleep parameters. The sample consisted of 37 healthy, partnered, first-time mothers who had experienced full-term vaginal birth and had a healthy infant. We investigated infants’ sleep parameters and mothers’ sleep, mood, and daytime functioning 2 and 6 months postpartum. We found that at 2 months postpartum, mothers reported sleeping 6 hours at night and just under one hour during the day. Despite relatively frequent nocturnal awakenings, mothers experienced minimal insomnia, nonrefreshing sleep, anxiety, depression, daytime sleepiness, or fatigue at either 2 or 6 months. The most robust relationship between mothers’ and infants’ sleep was in the number of nocturnal sleep-wake episodes. Of note is that none of the infant sleep parameters was related to mothers’ anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleepiness, or nonrefreshing sleep at either time period. Our results indicate that (1) selected low risk new mothers are resilient in terms of sleep quality, daytime functioning, and mood and (2) these are independent of their infants’ sleep parameters.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Inhibitory Control: The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality and Sleep Efficiency

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 664
Author(s):  
Lin Li ◽  
Qian Yu ◽  
Wenrui Zhao ◽  
Fabian Herold ◽  
Boris Cheval ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Inhibitory Control ◽  
Sleep Efficiency ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Control Performance ◽  
Subjective Sleep Quality ◽  
Subjective Sleep ◽  
Sleep Parameters ◽  
The Relationship

Objectives: the current study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity (PA) level and inhibitory control performance and then to determine whether this association was mediated by multiple sleep parameters (i.e., subjective sleep quality, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, and sleep disturbance). Methods: 180 healthy university students (age: 20.15 ± 1.92 years) from the East China Normal University were recruited for the present study. PA level, sleep parameters, and inhibitory control performance were assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PSQI), and a Stroop test, respectively. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results: A higher level of PA was linked to better cognitive performance. Furthermore, higher subjective sleep quality and sleep efficiency were associated with better inhibitory control performance. The mediation analysis revealed that subjective sleep quality and sleep efficiency mediated the relationship between PA level and inhibitory control performance. Conclusion: our results are in accordance with the literature and buttress the idea that a healthy lifestyle that involves a relatively high level of regular PA and adequate sleep patterns is beneficial for cognition (e.g., inhibitory control performance). Furthermore, our study adds to the literature that sleep quality and sleep efficiency mediates the relationship between PA and inhibitory control performance, expanding our knowledge in the field of exercise cognition.

scholarly journals Actigraphic Sleep and Dietary Macronutrient Intake in Children Aged 6–9 Years Old: A Pilot Study

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2568
Author(s):  
Silvia Coronado Ferrer ◽  
Isabel Peraita-Costa ◽  
Agustín Llopis-Morales ◽  
Yolanda Picó ◽  
José Miguel Soriano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Macronutrient Intake ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Dietary Recommendations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Similar Association ◽  
Sleep Parameters ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between different sleep parameters and energy and macronutrient intake in school-aged children. A total of 203 children 6 to 9 years of age participated in this cross-sectional study. Anthropometric measurements were taken first. Diet was assessed with 3-day food logs and sleep was measured with a questionnaire on sleep quality and a wrist actigraph worn for at least 7 days. A decrease of 165.45 kcal was observed per each additional hour of sleep during the week (β (95% CI) = −165.45 (−274.01, −56.88); p = 0.003). This relationship was also observed for fat (β (95% CI) = −11.14 (−18.44, −3.84); p = 0.003) and protein (β (95% CI) = −13.27 (−22.52, −4.02); p = 0.005). An increase in weekend sleep efficiencies for those under the recommended threshold of 85% also had a similar association with energy (β (95% CI) = −847.43 (−1566.77, 128.09); p = 0.021) and carbohydrate (β (95% CI) = −83.96 (−161.76, −6.15); p = 0.035)) intake. An increase in habitual sleep variability was related with a slight increase in protein intake (β (95% CI) = 0.32 (0.031, 0.62); p = 0.031). Children who slept less had a higher energy intake, especially from fat and protein and those who presented inefficient sleep had a higher carbohydrate intake. Strategies to enhance sleep quality and quantity combined with dietary recommendations could help to improve energy and macronutrient intake levels in children.

scholarly journals Intervention to Reduce Anxiety in Postpartum Mother

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Denis Mulanita Pratiwi ◽  
Sri Rejeki ◽  
Achmad Zulfa Juniarto
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
New Mothers ◽  
Postpartum Anxiety ◽  
Breast Milk Production ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Postpartum Stress ◽  
Improve Sleep Quality ◽  
Postpartum Mothers ◽  
First Time

Postpartum stress mostly experienced by first-time mothers. This stressful condition indicates that some new mothers experience emotional changes, sometimes feeling happy and at times almost feeling sad for no reason. This study aims to understand a deeper understanding of interventions for postpartum anxiety. A literature review was conducted by looking for literature related to the theme taken. The articles obtained were 9 quantitative studies, 7 articles from Indonesia and 2 articles from other countries. Most interventions are massage therapy and various types of relaxation (aromatherapy, hypnotherapy, yoga) to reduce the level of anxiety of postpartum mothers. This review helps provide several interventions that can be carried out on postpartum mothers in a nonpharmacological, simple and effective interventions that can be carried out in postpartum mothers in reducing the level of anxiety of postpartum mothers, besides that it can improve sleep quality, reduce levels of depression, reduce stress, can increase breast milk production and increase comfort in postpartum mothers.

Sleep continuity, stability and organization in good and bad sleepers

2020 ◽  
pp. 135910532090309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Conte ◽  
Mariangela Cerasuolo ◽  
Giuseppina Fusco ◽  
Fiorenza Giganti ◽  
Iginio Inserra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Frequency Stability ◽  
State Transitions ◽  
Subjective Sleep Quality ◽  
Quality Perception ◽  
Subjective Sleep ◽  
Sleep Continuity ◽  
Sleep Parameters ◽  
Sleep Recording ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between objective and subjective sleep quality is still debated. Here, we investigate differences in objective sleep parameters in habitual subjective good sleepers and bad sleepers with the aim of evaluating sleep continuity, stability and organization as possible determinants of subjective sleep quality. In total, 38 subjects (good sleepers, N = 18; bad sleepers, N = 20) underwent two nights of sleep recording. Traditional sleep parameters displayed no between-groups differences. Conversely, bad sleepers showed lower sleep continuity (awakenings frequency), stability (e.g. arousals and state transitions frequency) and organization (e.g. number of sleep cycles and time spent in cycles). Our findings point to the involvement of these measures in determining habitual sleep quality perception and suggest the possibility to include them in standard sleep assessments.

scholarly journals Does media use before bedtime affect the sleep of psychosomatic rehabilitation patients?

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-258
Author(s):  
Jasmin Faber ◽  
Indra Steinbrecher-Hocke ◽  
Peter Bommersbach ◽  
Angelika A. Schlarb
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Total Sleep Time ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Sleep Efficiency ◽  
Subjective Sleep Quality ◽  
Psychosomatic Rehabilitation ◽  
Sleep Parameters ◽  
Rehabilitation Clinic ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Objective Media use can affect sleep. However, research regarding various populations is sparse. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between media use directly before bedtime and various sleep parameters in patients of a psychosomatic rehabilitation clinic. Methods Patients from a German psychosomatic rehabilitation clinic were tested regarding subjective sleep quality and insomnia symptoms based on questionnaires such as the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Eligible patients also completed an additional sleep log over a period of 1 week. A total of 347 insomnia patients were enrolled, with a mean age of 49.77 years (range 22–64 years; median = 52 years). 57.5% of the patients were 50 years or older. Results Analysis showed that media use and various sleep diary parameters such as total sleep time (r = −0.386, p = 0.042; rTST2 = 0.149) and sleep efficiency (r = −0.507, p = 0.006; rSE2 = 0.257) were significantly associated. In detail, more media consumption was associated with less total sleep time and a lower sleep efficiency. The same result was found for media use and sleep efficiency on weekdays (r = −0.544, p = 0.002; rSE2 = 0.296), but not for other sleep parameters. However, media use time and subjective sleep quality were not significantly correlated, r = −0.055, p = 0.768. Conclusion This study, which is the first to examine the relation between media use and sleep in patients of a psychosomatic rehabilitation clinic, suggests a significant association between media use and sleep duration as well as sleep efficiency. However, more research is needed to investigate the relationship between media use and sleep in more detail, to increase patients’ quality of life and to incorporate these findings into the daily life of clinicians and therapists as well as into sleep hygiene education and sleep trainings.

scholarly journals Effects of Coronavirus-19 Induced Loneliness on Mental Health: Sleep Quality and Intolerance for Uncertainty as Mediators

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simeng Gu ◽  
Zhengming He ◽  
Lianwang Sun ◽  
Yao Jiang ◽  
Minghong Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate effects of loneliness on individual's mental health and the mediating effects of intolerance of uncertainty and sleep quality in the post Coronavirus-19 period, especially for the young people.Methods: The questionnaires used in this study include UCLA loneliness scale (UCLA-3), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), intolerance for uncertainty (IU) and the Chinese version of DASS-21. A total number of 289 subjects were recruited in the study, which includes 209 females (72.3%), 80 males (27.7%); and 212 students (73.4%), 77 working staffs (26.6%).Results: The results showed that: (1) people have high levels of loneliness, anxiety, depression and stress, and poor sleep quality; (2) the mediating effect of intolerance for uncertainty in the relationship of loneliness and mental health is significant (effect size = 0.178, 95% CI confidence interval: [0.115, 0.241]), and the mediating effects of sleep quality in the relationship between loneliness and mental health is significant (effect size = 0.127, 95% CI confidence interval: [0.017, 0.239]).Conclusion: Loneliness invokes a stronger self-concerned inadaptability to threat response and may lead to more mental diseases through more serious intolerance for uncertainty and insomnia.

scholarly journals Short sleep duration and poor sleep quality predict next-day suicidal ideation: an ecological momentary assessment study

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna L. Littlewood ◽  
Simon D. Kyle ◽  
Lesley-Anne Carter ◽  
Sarah Peters ◽  
Daniel Pratt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Short Sleep ◽  
Sleep Parameters ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractBackgroundSleep problems are a modifiable risk factor for suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Yet, sparse research has examined temporal relationships between sleep disturbance, suicidal ideation, and psychological factors implicated in suicide, such as entrapment. This is the first in-the-moment investigation of relationships between suicidal ideation, objective and subjective sleep parameters, and perceptions of entrapment.MethodsFifty-one participants with current suicidal ideation completed week-long ecological momentary assessments. An actigraph watch was worn for the duration of the study, which monitored total sleep time, sleep efficiency, and sleep latency. Daily sleep diaries captured subjective ratings of the same sleep parameters, with the addition of sleep quality. Suicidal ideation and entrapment were measured at six quasi-random time points each day. Multi-level random intercept models and moderation analyses were conducted to examine the links between sleep, entrapment, and suicidal ideation, adjusting for anxiety and depression severity.ResultsAnalyses revealed a unidirectional relationship whereby short sleep duration (both objective and subjective measures), and poor sleep quality, predicted the higher severity of next-day suicidal ideation. However, there was no significant association between daytime suicidal ideation and sleep the following night. Sleep quality moderated the relationship between pre-sleep entrapment and awakening levels of suicidal ideation.ConclusionsThis is the first study to report night-to-day relationships between sleep disturbance, suicidal ideation, and entrapment. Findings suggest that sleep quality may alter the strength of the relationship between pre-sleep entrapment and awakening suicidal ideation. Clinically, results underscore the importance of assessing and treating sleep disturbance when working with those experiencing suicidal ideation.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Inhibitory Control: The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality and Sleep Efficiency

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Li ◽  
Qian Yu ◽  
Wen-rui Zhao ◽  
Fabian Herold ◽  
Boris Cheval ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Inhibitory Control ◽  
Sleep Efficiency ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Control Performance ◽  
Subjective Sleep Quality ◽  
Subjective Sleep ◽  
Sleep Parameters ◽  
The Relationship

The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity (PA) level and inhibitory control performance and then determine whether this association was mediated by multiple sleep parameters (i.e., subjective sleep quality, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance). Methods. 180 healthy university students (age: 20.15 ± 1.92 years) from the East China Normal University were recruited in the present study. PA level, sleep parameters, and inhibitory control performance were assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PSQI), and a Stroop test, respectively. Data were analyzed using structual equation modeling. Results. A higher level of PA was linked to better cognitive performance. Furthermore, higher subjective sleep quality and sleep efficiency were associated with better inhibitory control performance. The mediation analysis revealed that subjective sleep quality and sleep efficiency mediated the relationship between PA level and inhibitory control performance. Conclusion. Our results are in accordance with the literature and buttress the idea that a healthy lifestyle that involves a relatively high level of regular PA and adequate sleep patterns is beneficial for cognition (e.g., inhibitory control performance). Furthermore, our study adds to the literature that sleep quality and sleep efficiency mediates the relationship of PA and inhibitory control performance expanding our knowledge in the field of exercise-cognition.

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