The effects of Pilates exercise on sleep quality in postpartum women

Ashrafinia, F; Mirmohammadali, M; Rajabi, H; Kazemnejad, A; SadeghniiatHaghighi, K; Amelvalizadeh, M; Chen, H

The effects of Pilates exercise on sleep quality in postpartum women

Ashrafinia, F Mirmohammadali, M Rajabi, H Kazemnejad, A SadeghniiatHaghighi, K Amelvalizadeh, M Chen, H

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Citation:: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 2014, 18 (2), pp. 190 - 199
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ashrafinia, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mirmohammadali, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rajabi, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kazemnejad, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	SadeghniiatHaghighi, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Amelvalizadeh, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chen, H https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6883-3752	en_US
dc.date.available	2013-09-11	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 2014, 18 (2), pp. 190 - 199	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1360-8592	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/30582
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/34486
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/34487
dc.description.abstract	Prolonged poor sleeping quality can decrease women's ability to perform their maternal and family duties after delivery. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a Pilates training program on sleep quality in primigravida postpartum women in a randomized clinical trial. Eighty postpartum women were randomly divided into intervention and control groups (n=40). Home-based 30-min Pilate's exercises were started 72h after the delivery and performed five times per week for consecutive 8 weeks. Sleep quality was assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) prior to the intervention and 4th and 8th weeks afterwards. The intervention group showed a significant improvement in subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, daytime dysfunction and global PSQI score (P<0.001); however, there was no difference in sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency and sleep disturbance between the groups. In conclusion, Pilates exercises appeared to improve sleep quality in primigravida postpartum women. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.09.007	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Orthopedics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sleep Disorders	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise Movement Techniques	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sleep	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Postpartum Period	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sleep Wake Disorders	en_US
dc.title	The effects of Pilates exercise on sleep quality in postpartum women	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	18	en_US
utslib.for	1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine	en_US
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	18	en_US

Abstract:

Prolonged poor sleeping quality can decrease women's ability to perform their maternal and family duties after delivery. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a Pilates training program on sleep quality in primigravida postpartum women in a randomized clinical trial. Eighty postpartum women were randomly divided into intervention and control groups (n=40). Home-based 30-min Pilate's exercises were started 72h after the delivery and performed five times per week for consecutive 8 weeks. Sleep quality was assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) prior to the intervention and 4th and 8th weeks afterwards. The intervention group showed a significant improvement in subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, daytime dysfunction and global PSQI score (P<0.001); however, there was no difference in sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency and sleep disturbance between the groups. In conclusion, Pilates exercises appeared to improve sleep quality in primigravida postpartum women. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

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