Poor Sleep Quality, Psychological Distress, and the Buffering Effect of Mindfulness Training During Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective/background

Poor sleep quality is common in pregnancy and associated with increased psychological distress, which has adverse consequences for families. Emerging theory suggests that mindfulness-based interventions may help reduce cognitive and emotional reactivity to stressful events. The current study examines the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on the relationship between poor sleep quality and increased depression symptom severity and perceived stress during pregnancy. Additionally, we explored the prevalence of poor sleep quality in this unique sample and the impact of intervention on sleep quality.

Participants

Participants were 215 ethnically diverse, overweight and obese, predominantly low-income pregnant women drawn from a study examining the im

SUBMITTER: Felder JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5522361 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature