title: Sleep Quality and Health-Related Quality of Life in Pregnancy.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate sleep quality and health-related quality of life in pregnancy. In a cross-sectional design, 492 women (292 pregnant and 200 nonpregnant healthy controls) were included in this study between November 2014 and June 2015. Participants completed a survey on sociodemographic characteristics, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D). The PSQI total and EQ-5D scores of pregnant women were significantly worse than the controls (P = .017 and P < .001, respectively). Linear regression analysis showed that only pregnancy status was related to PSQI scores (β = .117; P = .009). Compared with the first trimester, the risk of poor sleep quality increased 2.11-fold in the second trimester (P = .048) and 1.86-fold in the third trimester (P = .054). Compared with the first trimester, EQ-5D scores significantly decreased in the second (P = .038) and third (P < .001) trimesters. Sleep quality and health-related quality of life of pregnant women were worse than those of nonpregnant healthy controls. Healthcare professionals need to be aware of deteriorations in sleep quality and health-related quality of life of pregnant women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences (Dr Sut), and Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences (Ms Topac), Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey; and Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Artvin Coruh University, Artvin, Turkey (Dr Asci).
authors.forename: Hatice Kahyaoglu
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Sut
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Asci
authors.forename: Nalan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Topac
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011264:Pregnancy Trimesters; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors