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. 2022 Jun 26;10(7):1194.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare10071194.

Coronasomnia in Employees without a Direct Contact with COVID-19 Infected Patients in Their Workplace

Marina Ruxandra Oțelea  1 , Corina Zugravu  2   3 , Agripina Rașcu  1   4 , Oana Cristina Arghir  5 , Loredana Sabina Cornelia Manolescu  6   7 , Dana Mates  3
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Coronasomnia in Employees without a Direct Contact with COVID-19 Infected Patients in Their Workplace

Marina Ruxandra Oțelea et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

Background: The aim of this analysis was to explore coronasomnia in second line workers.

Methods: Data were collected via in an online questionnaire. Patients with new onset or aggravation of insomnia were defined as cases and those without insomnia as controls. Differences among groups were studied by nonparametric tests; the correlation among variables was assessed using regression, followed by Bonferroni adjustment.

Results: There were 377 responders, grouped into 129 cases and 248 controls. Younger age (Odds Ratio = 0.97, p = 0.021), women (OR = 2.46, p = 0.016), workers belonging to a vulnerable group (OR = 2.36, p = 0.007), and those with previous history of insomnia (OR = 38.76, p = 0.00) were associated with coronasomnia. Increased home duties were directly related to insomnia (OR = versus home support which were indirectly associated). The constant preoccupation for SARS-CoV-2 media reports (OR = 3.6, p = 0.00009) and media consumption were components of the coronasomnia. In the adjusted models, the personal medical history, and the anxiety created by media alerts maintained their significance.

Conclusion: Preventive measures to reduce the occurrence of insomnia in times of social stress in nonessential occupations should focus on health vulnerable groups, persons with previous history of insomnia and who develop anxiety from media.

Keywords: coronasomnia; insomnia; media consumption; vulnerable health group.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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