The study by Posmontier (2008) examines the relationship between sleep quality and mothers with postpartum depression (PPD) compared to mothers who do not have PPD. This research paper will review and critique various sections of the study.
Study Question
Postmontier (2008) clearly states two research questions along with what the researcher is looking to obtain from the data received. The first research question compares sleep quality between mothers with and without PPD. Posmontier (2008) is interested in four areas regarding sleep quality such as “waking up after sleep onset, sleep latency, sleep efficacy, and wake episodes” (p.729). The second research question is interested in learning more about how sleep quality affects PPD symptom severity. The population to be studied is post-partum mothers. Mothers must meet certain criteria consisting of: “6 to 26 weeks postpartum, ages 18-44, singleton birth either vaginally or surgically, English speaking, and access to a telephone (p.724). The intervention was not identified. The independent variable is postpartum mothers with and without depression. The dependent variable is sleep quality.
Research Design
Randomized clinical trials were not used since the subjects were not randomly placed into groups. They were put into groups depending on if they had postpartum depression or not. However, Posmontier (2008) did use subjects from three different clinics in the “northeastern part of the United States from 2004-2005” (p.724). The research method that was used was case-control study. The study consisted of two groups of women, one of which had post partum depression and one that did not. The women were then followed for one week with daily logs and wearing wrist...
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...he same intervention by setting up interviews and performing wrist actigraphy. Posmontier did identify areas of further research such as more precise daily logs and wrist actigraphy and also a larger sample size.
The writer believes that the benefits of this information do outweigh the harm/cost. Giving this information to clinicians can have a positive impact on for both the mother and the baby. Based on the evidence, practice should change to include education for families in general regarding PPD and sleep quality and how not getting adequate sleep can make PPD symptoms more severe.
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