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26.06.2020 | COVID-19 | Epidemiology • Original Articlef Zur Zeit gratis

The examination of sleep quality for frontline healthcare workers during the outbreak of COVID-19

verfasst von: Haitham Jahrami, Ahmed S. BaHammam, Haifa AlGahtani, Ahmed Ebrahim, MoezAlIslam Faris, Kawthar AlEid, Zahra Saif, Eman Haji, Ali Dhahi, Hussain Marzooq, Suad Hubail, Zainab Hasan

Erschienen in: Sleep and Breathing | Ausgabe 1/2021

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Abstract

Purpose

Few studies have addressed the sleep disturbances of healthcare workers during crisis events of public health. This study aimed to examine the sleep quality of frontline healthcare workers (FLHCW) in Bahrain during the COVID-19 pandemic, and compare it with the sleep quality of non-frontline healthcare workers (NFLHCW).

Methods

Healthcare workers (n = 280) from multiple facilities belonging to the Ministry of Health, Bahrain, were invited to participate in this cross-sectional study. An online questionnaire, including socio-demographics, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), was used to evaluate sleep disturbances and stress levels of healthcare workers. Poor sleep quality was defined as PSQI ≥ 5 and moderate-severe stress as PSS ≥ 14. Descriptive statistics were used to compare the scores of FLHCW and NFLHCW. Univariate and multivariate binary logistic regressions were used to identify predictors of poor sleep quality, moderate-severe stress, and the combined problem of poor sleep quality and moderate-severe stress.

Results

A total of 257 participants (129 FLHCW and 128 NFLHCW) provided usable responses. The overall PSQI and PSS scores were 7.0 ± 3.3 and 20.2 ± 7.1, respectively. The FLHCW scored higher in the PSQI and PSS compared with the NFLHCW; however, the differences in the PSQI and PSS scores were not statistically significant. For the FLHCW, 75% were poor sleepers, 85% had moderate-severe stress, and 61% had both poor sleep quality and moderate-severe stress. For the NFLHCW, 76% were poor sleepers, 84% had moderate-severe stress, and 62% had both poor sleep quality and moderate-severe stress. Female sex and professional background were the predictors of poor sleep quality and stress.

Conclusions

Poor sleep quality and stress are common during the COVID-19 crisis. Approximately, 60% of both FLHCW and NFLHCW have poor sleep quality combined with moderate-severe stress.
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Metadaten
Titel
The examination of sleep quality for frontline healthcare workers during the outbreak of COVID-19
verfasst von
Haitham Jahrami
Ahmed S. BaHammam
Haifa AlGahtani
Ahmed Ebrahim
MoezAlIslam Faris
Kawthar AlEid
Zahra Saif
Eman Haji
Ali Dhahi
Hussain Marzooq
Suad Hubail
Zainab Hasan
Publikationsdatum
26.06.2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Schlagwort
COVID-19
Erschienen in
Sleep and Breathing / Ausgabe 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1520-9512
Elektronische ISSN: 1522-1709
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-020-02135-9

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