2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Fundamental studies for development of nursing interventions to improve autonomic neural functioning in the woman in late pregnancy
Project/Area Number |
23593281
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Lifelong developmental nursing
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Research Institution | Akita University |
Principal Investigator |
KODAMA Hideya 秋田大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (30195747)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHINOHARA Hitomi 秋田大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (80319996)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SIGA Kuniko 日本赤十字秋田看護大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (70289768)
WATANABE Minako 日本赤十字秋田看護大学, 看護学部, 助教 (40739257)
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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Keywords | 妊婦 / 自律神経機能 / 心拍変動解析 / 睡眠障害 / 習慣性いびき / 夜間低酸素症 / 睡眠時無呼吸症候群 |
Research Abstract |
The resting autonomic modulations in the women during late pregnancy were evaluated by heart rate variability (HRV) measures in relation to factors related to quality of life (sleep, mental health, fatigue), and significant impact was suggested in sleep. Our next cross-sectional study of 160 women investigating associations between sleep disturbances and HRV measures demonstrated that the resting autonomic modulations shifted toward a sympathetic predominant state in the women who are habitual snorers. Our further study of 64 pregnant women evaluating overnight oxygen saturation suggested that parasympathetic activity of the resting autonomic modulations is attenuated in women who underwent profound oxygen desaturation. The resting autonomic modulations in the pregnant women may be affected by sleep-disordered breathing, and it is important to evaluate the background factors of the autonomic dysfunctions prior to interventions to improve autonomic functioning in the pregnant women.
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Research Products
(4 results)