The relationship between sleep and quality of sexual life in pregnant women.

This study aimed to explore the relationship between sleep quality and quality of sexual life in pregnant women. This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with 362 pregnant women. Data were collected using a "Sociodemographic Information Form", the "Cumhuriyet Subjective Sleep Quality Scale (CSSQS)", and the "Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female (SQLQ-F)". Descriptive statistics, pearson correlation analysis, and simple linear regression analysis were used for data analysis. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between the mean scores of the pregnant women on CSSQS and its subscales and their mean scores on SQLQ-F (p<0.05). It was seen that the sleep quality of pregnant women had a significant negative effect on their quality of sexual life (p<0.001). In pregnant women, the level of sleep quality explained 30.4% of the quality of sexual life. It was concluded that their quality of sexual life was negatively affected as pregnant women sleep quality decreased.

Cette étude visait à explorer la relation entre la qualité du sommeil et la qualité de la vie sexuelle chez les femmes enceintes. Cette étude transversale et corrélative a été menée auprès de 362 femmes enceintes. Les données ont été collectées à l'aide d'un "Formulaire d'informations sociodémographiques", de l'échelle " Échelle subjective de qualité du sommeil de la République (ESQSR)" et du " Échelle de qualité de vie sexuelle - Formulaire féminin (EQS-FF)". Des statistiques descriptives, une analyse de corrélation de Pearson et une analyse de régression linéaire simple ont été utilisées pour l'analyse des données. Il y avait une corrélation négative statistiquement significative entre les scores moyens des femmes enceintes sur le ESQSR et ses sous-échelles et leurs scores moyens sur le EQS-FF -F (p<0,05). Il a été constaté que la qualité du sommeil des femmes enceintes avait un effet négatif significatif sur leur qualité de vie sexuelle (p<0,001). Chez les femmes enceintes, le niveau de qualité du sommeil expliquait 30,4 % de la qualité de la vie sexuelle. Il a été conclu que leur qualité de vie sexuelle était affectée négativement lorsque la qualité du sommeil des femmes enceintes diminuait.

Comparison of Reflexology and Connective Tissue Manipulation in Participants with Primary Dysmenorrhea.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this interventional correlational study is to compare the effects of foot reflexology (FR) and connective tissue manipulation (CTM) in subjects with primary dysmenorrhea. DESIGN: A total of 30 participants having primary dysmenorrhea completed the study. Data, including demographics (age, body-mass index), menstrual cycle (age at menarche, menstrual cycle duration, time since menarche, bleeding duration), and menstrual pain characteristics (intensity and duration of pain, type and amount of analgesics), were recorded. Effect of dysmenorrhea on participants' concentration in lessons and in sports and social activities was assessed by using the visual analog scale. Participants rated their menstruation-related symptom intensity through the Likert-type scale. FR was applied to 15 participants for 3 days a week and CTM was performed on 15 participants for 5 days a week. Treatments were performed during one cycle, which started at the third or fourth day of menstruation and continued till the onset of next menstruation. Assessments were performed before treatment (first menstruation), then after termination of the treatment because of the next menstruation's onset (second menstruation), and ∼1 month after at the consecutive menstrual period (third menstrual cycle). RESULTS: Time-dependent changes in duration and intensity of pain along with analgesic amount show that both treatments provided significant improvements (p < 0.05) and no superiority existed between the groups (p > 0.05). A similar result was obtained in terms of time-dependent changes in concentration in lessons and difficulty in sports and social activities due to dysmenorrhea. Menstruation-related symptoms were found to be decreased after treatment and in the following cycle with both treatments (p < 0.05) where no difference existed between the groups (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Both FR and CTM can be used in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea and menstruation-related symptoms as these methods are free from the potentially adverse effects of analgesics, noninvasive, and easy to perform.