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. 2021 Nov;75(11):e14772.
doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14772. Epub 2021 Sep 6.

Healthcare workers' sleep quality after COVID-19 infection: A cross-sectional study

Öner Bozan  1 , Şeref Emre Atiş  2 , Bora Çekmen  3 , Mücahit Şentürk  1 , Asım Kalkan  1
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Healthcare workers' sleep quality after COVID-19 infection: A cross-sectional study

Öner Bozan et al. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic not only affected physical health but also caused high levels of mental health problems including sleep disturbances, depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms. The aim of this study was to examine the sleep parameters of healthcare workers before COVID-19 infection and after recovery.

Materials and methods: Healthcare workers who were infected with COVID-19 and whose treatment was completed at least 30 days ago were included in the study. A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted on the participants.

Results: The median PSQI score increased significantly after COVID-19 infection (7.0) compared with the level before COVID-19 infection (5.0). The increases in median scores for subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, use of sleeping medication and daytime dysfunction were all significant.

Conclusion: Sleep quality decreased during the convalescence period from COVID-19 infection as compared with the pre-COVID-19 period.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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FIGURE 1
The comparison of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index total and subscale scores before and after contracting COVID‐19 disease
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FIGURE 2
A, The effect of body mass index on the change in sleep duration before and after COVID‐19 disease. B, The effect of cigarette smoking on the change in sleep latency before and after COVID‐19 disease. C, The effect of gender on the change in sleep duration before and after COVID‐19 disease. D, The effect of gender on the change in sleep efficiency before and after COVID‐19 disease
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