The Effect of Sleep Coaching on Quality of Sleep and Life in Postmenopausal Women with Sleep Problems.

Objective: The study aims to assess the effect of Information, Motivation, Behavior Skills (IMB) model-based sleep counseling program on the quality of life and sleep quality in postmenopausal women with sleep problems.

Methods: The study design includes a randomized controlled experiment with pre-test and post-test control groups. The study was conducted with 175 postmenopausal women (IMB Group:85, control group:90) who visited Konyaalti Municipality Social Services Center between March 2018 and May 2019 and met the inclusion criteria for the research. Individual sleep counseling training based on the IMB model was conducted in 3 weekly sessions with women in the IMB group, with sessions continuing for at least 45 minutes. All participants were administered the sociodemographic Information Form, Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale (WHIIRS), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Sleep-Related Questions Form Based on the IMB Model, and Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Scale (MENQOL). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's chi-square, t test, and variance analysis in SAS software.

Results: After the training, the difference between WHIIRS and MENQOL subscale mean scores between the groups was statistically significant. IMB model-based individual sleep counseling training increased the information, motivation, and healthy behavior patterns of women who experience sleep problems in the postmenopausal period.

Conclusion: IMB model-based individual sleep counseling is a model that can be used to create appropriate health behavior changes to improve sleep quality and the quality of life in postmenopausal women.