Sleep and Quality of Life in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes
Project no. 21850 · Status: Kapanmış (Yayın bekleniyor) · 2020
Summary
<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aims to evaluate the sleepiness status, sleep quality, and quality of life of pregnant women with and without GDM diagnosis, and to determine the relationship between sleepiness and sleep quality and quality of life.</p><p><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>The study was descriptive and cross-sectional and the sample consisted of pregnant women who applied to the pregnant polyclinic of a university hospital and met the sample criteria (n=273). Study data were collected using the Pregnant Identification Form, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Short Form. This study was supported by Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (Project Number: TGA-2020-21850).</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The mean age of pregnant women with GDM (30.68±5.14) was statistically significantly higher than that of healthy pregnant women (28.50±5.59) (p<0.05). In terms of GDM history, 20.4% of pregnant women with GDM have a history of GDM and this rate is higher when compared to healthy pregnant women (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between pregnant women with and without GDM in terms of sleepiness status, sleep quality, and quality of life (physical, mental, environmental health, and social relations) (p>0.05). A significant relationship was found between the physical health sub-dimension of the quality of life of pregnant women with GDM and the quality of sleep (p<0.05). A significant relationship was found between the sleep quality of all pregnant women and physical health, mental health, and environmental health sub-dimensions of quality of life, and between sleep quality and sleepiness (p<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pregnant women with GDM have higher sleepiness and lower sleep quality. The physical, mental, and environmental health conditions of all pregnant women affect their sleep quality. The sleepiness of pregnant women was also found to be an effective factor in sleep quality. It is recommended that nurses raise awareness that sleep problems of pregnant women with GDM are a risky situation and that it is a variable that affects their quality of life, and that the quality of life of pregnant women should be improved with nursing care practices that improve sleep quality. </p>