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Title

Incidence and correlates of insomnia and its impact on health-related quality of life among Chinese pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.

Authors

Yang, Jing-Ping; Lin, Rong-Jin; Sun, Ke; Gao, Ling-Ling

Abstract

The aims of this study were to examine the incidence and correlates of insomnia and its impact on health-related quality of life among Chinese pregnant women. A cross-sectional study was performed from November 2018 to April 2019 in a university-affiliated general hospital in Guangzhou, China. Seven hundred and seventeen pregnant women completed the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and the obstetric and sociodemographic data sheet. 24.3% of the pregnant women suffered from insomnia. Compared with women without insomnia, those with insomnia had a significantly lower health-related quality of life during pregnancy. Maternal age, educational level, occupation, economic status, insurance coverage, gestational age, the woman's relationship with her mother-in-law and anxiety were significantly associated with insomnia among pregnant women. The incidence of insomnia among pregnant women is high, and insomnia is negatively correlated with health-related quality of life. Appropriate measures and practical therapeutic programmes should be provided to prevent the adverse effects of insomnia in pregnant women with advanced maternal age, lower education, lower economic status, unemployment, lack of insurance coverage, unsatisfied with their relationships with their mothers-in-law, and suffering from anxiety symptoms, especially in the third trimester.

Subjects

CHINA; INSOMNIA risk factors; PREGNANCY; UNEMPLOYMENT; CROSS-sectional method; PREGNANT women; HEALTH status indicators; GESTATIONAL age; WOMEN; RISK assessment; QUALITY of life; UNIVERSITIES & colleges; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; ANXIETY; INSURANCE

Publication

Journal of Reproductive & Infant Psychology, 2023, Vol 41, Issue 4, p391

ISSN

0264-6838

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/02646838.2021.2020228