Effect on sleep quality of lithuanian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
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2021
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Maltepe Üniversitesi
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Özet
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has a significant effect on the sleep duration and quality of healthcare workers. It is affected not only by stress experienced at work, but also by the growing public anxiety and distrust of the healthcare system. This study aimed to examine the sleep quality of healthcare workers in Lithuania before and during the COVID-19 outbreak and compare the differences. Methods: A cross-sectional, anonymized, self-reported survey was conducted on Lithuanian health care professionals from February 1st to February 16th 2021. The questionnaire consisted of socio-demographic questions as well as questions related to working hours, sleep quality, insomnia and parasomnia symptoms before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. A total of 113 respondents met the inclusion criteria. Results: Out of the 113 healthcare workers who participated in the survey, sleep quality changed for 65.5%. Compared with pre-COVID findings, during outbreak medical healthcare workers had a higher prevalence of insomnia (71.7% vs. 33.6 %, p<0.001) and parasomnia (37.2% vs. 21.2%, p<0.001). They also had shorter duration of sleep (p<0.001) and longer working hours (p<0.05). Among frontline medical staff (45.1 % of participants), the negative correlation was found with duration of sleep, (r=-0.191, p<0.05) and a positive correlation with working hours (r=0.209, p<0.05). However, the di erences in insomnia and parasomnia between frontline and non-frontline healthcare workers were not statistically significant. Conclusion: A statistically significant number of participants reported poorer sleep quality and more prominent insomnia and parasomnia symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. No statistical significance was seen when testing for sleep quality di erences among healthcare workers who were both involved and not involved in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Our findings demonstrated that all healthcare workers had deterioration in sleep quality, while all participants were similarly vulnerable to sleep disturbance.
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COVID-19, sleep quality, healthcare workers, Lithuania
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International Faculty of Medical Sciences and Nursing(MEDNS) Student Congress
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Raziunaite, G. ve Ratkeviciute, K. (2021). Effect on sleep quality of lithuanian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Faculty of Medical Sciences and Nursing(MEDNS) Student Congress, Maltepe Üniversitesi. s. 82-83.
