Sleep disturbances among physicians during COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Alnofaiey, Yasser H., Alshehri, Haneen A., Alosaimi, Maram M., Alswat, Shrooq H., Alswat, Raghad H., Alhulayfi, Rahaf M., Alghamdi, Meteb A., Alsubaie, Reem M.
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Zdroj: BMC Research Notes; 10/21/2020, Vol. 13 Issue 1, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 1p
Abstrakt: Objectives: To assess prevalence and related factors of sleep disturbances among Saudi physicians during COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected through a questionnaire including items about demographic characters, knowledge about covid-19 and items to assess sleep quality that were extracted from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale. Results: Prevalence of sleep disorders was 43.9%, doctors in the age group of 31–40 years, associate consultants had a significant higher prevalence of sleep disorders. Medical interns and laboratory/pathology/microbiology doctors had a significant more difficulty in fall asleep during COVID-19, and internists and surgeons had a significant higher percent of those who used sleeping pills. Resident doctors had a significant higher percent of having trouble in staying awake, and residents and consultants had a significant higher percent of those who suffered decreased sleep duration. Sleep quality during COVID-19 was very good, fair good and very bad in 23.4%, 60% and 3.5% of HCW respectively. The study observed a negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on HCW sleep quality. Hospitals administrations should provide optimal working hours with enough break and employ more doctors during the pandemic. Doctors experiencing sleep problems should have mandatory leaves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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