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Sleep quality of nurses who worked in coping with COVID-19: an integrative review
Ítalo Arão Pereira Ribeiro1, Ana Lívia Castelo Branco de Oliveira1, Carla Danielle Araújo Feitosa1
1Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
Objective:
to analyze sleep quality of nurses who worked coping with COVID-19 in scientific evidence.
Methods:
an integrative review, carried out in seven databases, including studies between December 2021 and June 2022, without language restrictions. The sample consisted of 15 primary studies.
Results:
nurses working in hospital, intensive care, outpatient care and teaching institutions constitute a vulnerable group for sleep disorders: latency, duration, efficiency and quality. The disorders identified involved insomnia at varying levels of severity: daytime dysfunction and morning sleepiness. Night work and low capacity for self-care were determinants of impaired sleep patterns.
Final Considerations:
the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to greater vulnerability of nurses to changes in sleep, requiring strategies for risk management and well-being promotion.
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