Paternal sleep and depressive symptoms using the actigraph from pregnancy to 6 months postpartum

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K11082
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba (2022); Chiba University (2019-2021)
• Principal Investigator: IWATA Hiroko 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 准教授 (00292566)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 森 恵美 千葉大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 教授 (10230062) ; 木村 佳代子 千葉大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 助教 (30635371) ; 遠山 房絵 千葉大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 助教 (70845073)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 父親 / 睡眠 / うつ / 周産期 / 看護

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We conducted two studies: "Study 1: Preventive interventions for paternal perinatal depression: a scoping review " and "Study 2: Paternal sleep and depressive symptoms using actigraph from pregnancy to six months postpartum".
In Study 1, the full text screening is underway based on the published "Preventive interventions for paternal perinatal depression: a scoping review protocol”. Analysis of data will be conducted and submitted for publication during FY2023. In Study 2, we presented the results of data analysis for 15 participants during pregnancy. All participants had good sleep quality and fewer depressive symptoms, and there was no association between overall sleep quality during pregnancy and depressive symptoms.

Free Research Field

看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

国内外において、周産期の父親の睡眠についての研究が殆どない中で、妊娠期から産後6ヶ月までの父親の主観的・客観的睡眠の質を明らかにしたことの学術的意義は大きい。さらに、研究1・2の結果を合わせて考察することで、父親の産後うつ予防の効果的な介入開発のための基礎資料となる。特に、父親の睡眠に注目した創造的な介入開発につながることが期待できるところが、本研究の意義である。