Insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of North Macedonia

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dc.contributor.authorRadenkov, Igor
dc.contributor.authorGavrilova, Nina
dc.contributor.authorMladenoska, Natasha
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:58:38Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:58:38Z
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.departmentMaltepe Üniversitesi, Rektörlüken_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRadenkov, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage79en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-605-2124-39-0
dc.identifier.startpage78en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/8834
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMaltepe Üniversitesien_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Faculty of Medical Sciences and Nursing(MEDNS) Student Congressen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryUluslararası Konferans Öğesi - Başka Kurum Yazarıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY08082
dc.subjectInsomniaen_US
dc.subjectCOVID19en_US
dc.subjectsocio-economic factorsen_US
dc.subjectmental healthen_US
dc.titleInsomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of North Macedoniaen_US
dc.typeConference Object
dspace.entity.typePublication

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