Prevalence and factors associated with poor sleep quality among nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic

to identify the prevalence and factors associated with poor sleep quality among nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

a cross-sectional study, conducted in June and July 2020, with 890 nursing professionals. To screen the outcome, question 3 of the Self-Reporting Questionnaire was used, assessing poor sleep quality 30 days preceding the application of the questionnaire. Associations between variables of interest were tested using Poisson regression models.

the prevalence of poor sleep quality was 68%. Associated factors were moderate or heavy workload, poor assessment of working conditions, suspected infection with COVID-19, more than two thirds of the workload for pandemic and the use of psychotropic drugs.

the study pointed out a high prevalence of poor sleep quality among nursing workers with an important relationship with working conditions.