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The evaluation of sleep disturbances for Chinese frontline medical workers under the outbreak of COVID-19.
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Sleep medicine [Sleep Med] 2020 Aug; Vol. 72, pp. 1-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 23. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Objective: To evaluate sleep disturbances of Chinese frontline medical workers (FMW) under the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and make a comparison with non-FMW.<br />Methods: The medical workers from multiple hospitals in Hubei Province, China, volunteered to participate in this cross-sectional study. An online questionnaire, including Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), was used to evaluate sleep disturbances and mental status. Sleep disturbances were defined as PSQI>6 points or/and AIS>6 points. We compared the scores of PSQI, AIS, anxiety and depression VAS, as well as prevalence of sleep disturbances between FMW and non-FMW.<br />Results: A total of 1306 subjects (801 FMW and 505 non-FMW) were enrolled. Compared to non-FMW, FMW had significantly higher scores of PSQI (9.3 ± 3.8 vs 7.5 ± 3.7; P < 0.001; Cohen's d = 0.47), AIS (6.9 ± 4.3 vs 5.3 ± 3.8; P < 0.001; Cohen's d = 0.38), anxiety (4.9 ± 2.7 vs 4.3 ± 2.6; P < 0.001; Cohen's d = 0.22) and depression (4.1 ± 2.5 vs 3.6 ± 2.4; P = 0.001; Cohen's d = 0.21), as well as higher prevalence of sleep disturbances according to PSQI > 6 points (78.4% vs 61.0%; relative risk [RR] = 1.29; P < 0.001) and AIS > 6 points (51.7% vs 35.6%; RR = 1.45; P < 0.001).<br />Conclusion: FMW have higher prevalence of sleep disturbances and worse sleep quality than non-FMW. Further interventions should be administrated for FMW, aiming to maintain their healthy condition and guarantee their professional performance in the battle against COVID-19.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- Adult
Anxiety psychology
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Case-Control Studies
China epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression psychology
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Health Personnel psychology
Humans
Male
Pandemics
Prevalence
SARS-CoV-2
Sex Factors
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders physiopathology
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders psychology
Sleep Wake Disorders epidemiology
Sleep Wake Disorders physiopathology
Visual Analog Scale
Anxiety epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections epidemiology
Depression epidemiology
Health Personnel statistics & numerical data
Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders epidemiology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-5506
- Volume :
- 72
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Sleep medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32502844
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2020.05.023