The effect of healthy life behaviors in pregnancy on pregnant sleep quality


KARAHAN N., DAMSARSAN S., Döner Ş. İ., Sirkeci İ.

Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira, cilt.71, sa.9, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 71 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1590/1806-9282.20241821
  • Dergi Adı: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Sleep quality, Pregnancy, Health behavior, Prenatal care, Sleep
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: The relationship between sleep quality in pregnancy, which is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, and healthy life behaviors is unclear. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between healthy life behaviors and sleep quality during pregnancy. METHODS: This study was conducted as a descriptive and correlational study. This study included 282 pregnant women. The study “Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Pregnancy Scale” was used to determine women’s healthy lifestyle behaviors and “Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index” was used to evaluate sleep problems. In this study, PATH analysis was used to test the model (p<0.050). RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 27.43±5.54 years, and the mean gestational age was 24.32±10.4 weeks. Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Pregnancy Scale total mean score was 109.62±16.46, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index total mean score was 6.90±3.37. According to the results of path analysis, there was no statistically significant relationship between Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Pregnancy Scale total and sub-dimension scores (p>0.050). CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that there is no association between healthy lifestyle behaviors and sleep quality during pregnancy, but poor sleep quality is common during pregnancy. Therefore, studies investigating the longitudinal associations of sleep with objectively measured lifestyle behaviors during pregnancy are recommended.