The impact of sleep, stress, and depression on postpartum weight retention: a systematic review.
J Psychosom Res
; 77(5): 351-8, 2014 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25306538
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To review the impact of sleep, stress, and/or depression on postpartum weight retention.METHODS:
We searched three electronic databases, PubMed, ISI Web of Science, and PsycInfo. Studies were included if they were published between January 1990 and September 2013 in English, measured sleep, stress, and/or depression in the postpartum period, and assessed the association of these factors with postpartum weight retention. Two reviewers reviewed included articles and rated study quality using a modified version of the Downs and Black scale.RESULTS:
Thirteen studies met our pre-defined eligibility criteria, reporting on 9 study samples. Two were cross-sectional studies and eleven were longitudinal studies. The study sample size ranged from 74 to 37,127. All four studies examining short sleep duration and postpartum weight retention reported a positive association. The four studies examining postpartum stress and weight retention reported non-significant associations only. Of 7 studies examining postpartum depression and weight retention, 3 reported non-significant associations, and 4 reported positive associations.CONCLUSION:
Research investigating the impact of postpartum sleep, stress, depression on weight retention is limited. Future longitudinal studies are needed.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sleep
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Weight Gain
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Weight Loss
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Depression
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Postpartum Period
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Psychosom Res
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article