title: Somatic symptoms, psychological distress and sleep disturbance among infertile women with intrauterine insemination treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore sleep quality in infertile women and examine the factors that contribute to sleep disturbances during intrauterine insemination treatment.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Sleep disturbance is an important factor of human health and well-being. Sleep disturbances tend to occur among infertile women during intrauterine insemination treatment. Although many studies have focused on the high percentage of somatic symptoms and psychological distress in infertile women associated with their treatment, few studies have investigated factors linked to their sleep disturbances.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted during the period of September 2010-January 2011 in a teaching hospital in Taiwan. Infertile women (n = 117) who received assisted reproduction with intrauterine insemination treatment completed a questionnaire. Demographic data, somatic symptoms, psychological distress and perceived sleep quality were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More than one-third (35%) of the infertile women reported having sleep disturbances. Their nausea symptoms and psychological distress were risk factors that contributed to sleep disturbance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The variables of nausea and psychological distress significantly explained 30% of the sleep disturbances in the infertile women. The evaluation of nausea symptoms and/or psychological distress among infertile women is an important area of future research; such research should aim to identify the best compromise between infertility treatment and sleep quality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinical obstetrics and gynaecology nurses should develop strategies to help infertile women reduce their nausea symptoms and psychological distress during intrauterine insemination treatment to promote healthy sleep.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Hsinchu Cathay General Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jia-Ling
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ya-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ke-Hsin
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chueh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan
keywords: assisted reproduction nausea; psychological distress; sleep disturbance; women