A Postpartum Sleep and Fatigue Intervention Feasibility Pilot Study. Behav Sleep Med 2018;16(2):185-201
Date
06/17/2016Pubmed ID
27310224Pubmed Central ID
PMC6156720DOI
10.1080/15402002.2016.1180523Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84976905703 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 16 CitationsAbstract
The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and cost of a self-management intervention for postpartum fatigue and sleep in socioeconomically disadvantaged urban women. Helping U Get Sleep (HUGS) is a theory-guided intervention developed from the Individual and Family Self-Management Theory. Medicaid-enrolled participants in the United States were recruited from an inpatient postpartum unit. Treatment and attention control interventions were delivered (15 HUGS, 12 comparison) at a week 3 postpartum home visit and 4 follow-up phone calls. Over the 9-week protocol, the HUGS group demonstrated significant improvements in subjective fatigue and subjective sleep disturbance relative to the comparison group. The HUGS intervention was feasible and acceptable, delivered on average, in 100 min and costing US$79 per participant.
Author List
Doering JJ, Dogan SAuthor
Jennifer Doering PhD Associate Professor in the Nursing department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultFatigue
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Pilot Projects
Postpartum Period
Self Care
Sleep
Sleep Wake Disorders
