EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF SLEEP DISTURBANCES LINKED TO DEPRESSION AMONG PROFESSIONAL ADULTS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY APPROACH

Abstract

The problem of sleep is an essential factor in human health and satisfaction. Depression related insomnia is a serious concern to everybody’s physical and mental health and most especially to working professional. Recent studies indicate that occupational adults who suffer from depression related insomnia, encounter a variety of difficulties compared to occupational adults with other psychiatric disorders including mood and anxiety disorders. To this end, this research set out to describe the life experiences of the professional adults diagnosed with depression related insomnia. The purposive sampling was done based on the local phenomenological study design approach embedded in the interpretive research paradigm. The participants were recruited from Shakoor Mind Care clinic in Bahawalpur. The convenience sample included six participants, three males and females, aged between 25 and 46 years and clinically diagnosed with depression related insomnia. Semi-structured and in-depth interviews were carried out, and small-crafted themes identified using interpretative phenomenological analysis of data.