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Healthcare workers' sleep quality after COVID-19 infection: A cross-sectional study
Öner Bozan1, Şeref Emre Atiş2, Bora Çekmen3
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Prof. Dr Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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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