Insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of North Macedonia
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2021
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Maltepe Üniversitesi
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Background: The global COVID-19 pandemic apart from its physical complications, has been widely reported to have effects on general mental health and the quality of sleep.The aim of our research was to investigate the prevalence of insomnia since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in The Republic of North Macedonia and to study the correlation between insomnia and socio-economic factors during the pandemic, as well as the correlation between insomnia and exposure to the virus. Methodology: A cross-sectional study with the use of snowball sampling was conducted. An anonymous Google forms survey was distributed to participants using the applications Viber and Messenger in a span of 7 days.The survey contained questions pertaining to the exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the socio-economic status of the participants during the pandemic, previous mental health status, and increase of workplace workload. The presence of insomnia in the participants was graded by including a modified version of the Insomnia Severity Index(ISS-7), with a score equal or greater than 8 indicating insomnia. Results: There were a total of 195 participants in our study. Sixty-three(32.3%) of all participants met the criteria for insomnia. Associations between insomnia and the loss of household income during the pandemic(OR = 2.34, p = 0.0148, 95% CI = 1.18–4.63), not having a partner during the pandemic(OR = 2.07, p = 0.0371, 95% CI = 1.04–4.10) and exposure of someone close to the participant to the virus (OR = 1.95, p = 0.0394, 95% CI = 1.033–3.68) were observed. Conclusion: Our study found that almost one-third of the population suffered insomnia symptoms since the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic in the Republic of North Macedonia. The related risk factors included the loss of a job, lowering of the total household income and exposure to the virus of a friend or relative of the participant. These results prompt effective interventions conducted in a timely manner in the treatment of insomnia in the two high-risk groups identified- the individuals suffering financial losses during the COVID19 pandemic and individuals with little social contact.
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Insomnia, COVID19, socio-economic factors, mental health
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International Faculty of Medical Sciences and Nursing(MEDNS) Student Congress
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Radenkov, I., Gavrilova, N. ve Mladenoska, N. (2021). Insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of North Macedonia. International Faculty of Medical Sciences and Nursing(MEDNS) Student Congress, Maltepe Üniversitesi. s. 78-79.
