Journal of Research and Health

en Investigating the Effectiveness of Art Therapy Based on Painting on Sleep Quality of Pregnant Women ● International Health مقاله اصيل پژوهشي Orginal Article <div style="text-align: justify;">Background: Various factors, such as pregnancy, can lead to irregular sleep patterns. Sleep disturbances are common during pregnancy, leading to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Accordingly, this study aims to examine the effectiveness of art therapy based on painting on the sleep quality of pregnant women in the third trimester. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study followed by a pre-test, post-test design and a control group. The statistical population included pregnant women in their third trimester of pregnancy who were referred to 22 Bahman Health Center of Kerman City, Iran, in 2019. According to the inclusion criteria, 34 individuals were selected via the convenience sampling method and randomly assigned into the experimental (n=17) and the control group (n=17). To collect the data, we used the Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Then, twelve 90-min sessions of art therapy based on painting were carried out on the experimental group. After completing these sessions, we conducted a post-test. Data analysis was performed by multivariate analysis of covariance and the Bonferroni post hoc test in the SPSS software, version 26. Results: Art therapy based on the painting had significant effects on sleep quality and its components (P<0.001), while no significant differences were found in the control group (P>0.05). Conclusion: Art therapy based on painting can effectively improve pregnant women’s sleep quality. Accordingly, applying this method is recommended to improve the status of these individuals.  </div> Art therapy, Painting, Sleep quality, Pregnancy, Third trimester 123 132 http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2062-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Latifeh Sharifpour latifeh.sh.pr@ens.uk.ac.ir 2980448346 100319475328460026561 Yes Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran. Ghasem Askarizadeh Askarizadeh@uk.ac.ir 2 100319475328460026562 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran. Masoud Bagheri mbibagheri@yahoo.com 3 100319475328460026563 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran.