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The impact of depression, self-esteem, and body image on sleep quality in patients with PCOS: a cross-sectional study

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Abstract

Background

To date, some factors associated with quality of sleep in patients with PCOS have been identified. Previous studies have mainly focused on limited psychological variables related to sleep disorder without evaluating them in a comprehensive framework.

Objective

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of predictive factors on the sleep quality of PCOS patients using structural equation modeling (SEM).

Material and methods

The present study is a case control that is done in an infertility clinic in Hormozgan, Iran. The case group (n = 201) consisted of women with PCOS and the control group (n = 199) was healthy women whose partners had male infertility. All the women recruited to the study completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Body Image Concern Investigation, the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index on attendance at the Hormozgan Infertility Clinic. Direct and indirect relationship between clinical signs, psychological situation, self-esteem, and body image was studied as independent predictors of sleep quality using structural equation modeling.

Results

Compared with the control group, there was a lower sleep quality in women with PCOS in all fields, especially subjective sleep quality (P < 0.05), daytime function (P = 0.001), and use of sleep medication (P = 0.003). The strongest effect from a psychological variable on sleep quality was body image which had negative impact on sleep quality of patients with PCOS.

Conclusion

Our study showed that body image plays an important role in the sleep quality of women with PCOS.

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  1. Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran

    Maryam Azizi Kutenaee

  2. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran

    Shakiba Amirjani & Seyed-Abdolvahab Taghavi

  3. Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Zatollah Asemi

  4. Centre for Critical Research in Nursing & Midwifery, School of Health & Education, Middlesex University, London, UK

    Helen Allan

  5. Student Research Committee, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran

    Seyedeh-Nastaran Kamalnadian

  6. Hazratezahra Infertility Center, Bandar Abbas, Iran

    Zahra Khashavi

  7. Medicinal plant Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran

    Fatemeh Bazarganipour

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FB contributed in conception, design, statistical analysis, and drafting of the manuscript. MA, SA, ZA, S-AT, HA, S-NK, and ZK contributed in data collection and manuscript drafting. SH-A contributed in statistical analysis in revision version of manuscript and prepared final version. All authors approved the final version for submission. FB supervised the study.

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Azizi Kutenaee, M., Amirjani, S., Asemi, Z. et al. The impact of depression, self-esteem, and body image on sleep quality in patients with PCOS: a cross-sectional study. Sleep Breath 24, 1027–1034 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-019-01946-9

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