Ashour, E., El-Sayed Amr, T., Alenezi, A., Mohamed Awed, H. (2023). Effect of maternal insomnia on postpartum self-care efficacy among primiparous women. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 11(36), 65-78. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2023.193150.1522
Eman S. Ashour; Tahany El-Sayed El-Sayed Amr; Atallah Alenezi; Howida Abo El-life Mohamed Awed. "Effect of maternal insomnia on postpartum self-care efficacy among primiparous women". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 11, 36, 2023, 65-78. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2023.193150.1522
Ashour, E., El-Sayed Amr, T., Alenezi, A., Mohamed Awed, H. (2023). 'Effect of maternal insomnia on postpartum self-care efficacy among primiparous women', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 11(36), pp. 65-78. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2023.193150.1522
Ashour, E., El-Sayed Amr, T., Alenezi, A., Mohamed Awed, H. Effect of maternal insomnia on postpartum self-care efficacy among primiparous women. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2023; 11(36): 65-78. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2023.193150.1522
Effect of maternal insomnia on postpartum self-care efficacy among primiparous women
1Assistant Professors of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt
2RN, PhD, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, KSA.
Abstract
Insomnia is a common sleep problem that mothers have after giving birth. It means that the mother has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. Aim: To determine the effect of maternal insomnia on postpartum self-care efficacy among primiparous women. Design: The research design was descriptive. Setting: The Menoufia Governorate’s Kebly Maternal and Child Healthcare Center was the setting, which is in Shebin El-Kom, Egypt. The study sample consisted of one hundred postpartum primiparous women drawn from a purposive sample. An interviewing questionnaire, an insomnia assessment questionnaire, an insomnia severity index, and Orem's self-care recommendations were used to collect data. Results: There were low self-care efficacy scores among first-time mothers for meeting basic needs (97.3%), taking care of her developmental needs (82.3%), and taking care of her medical needs after giving birth (80.3%). Also, insomnia was linked to a low overall self-care efficacy score (r = 0.683), which means that the self-care efficacy score of primiparous women goes down as the severity of their insomnia increases. Conclusion: The overall self-care efficacy score of primiparous women in meeting their basic needs, developmental needs, and postnatal medical needs after giving birth was noticeably low. Also, a negative link was discovered between the overall severity of sleeplessness and the overall self-care efficacy score. Recommendations: Give all primiparous women mothering classes to teach them how to take care of themselves well after giving birth, both physically and psychologically, and provide in-service counseling programs for the primiparous women on how to reduce their degree of insomnia.