Sleep characteristics in health workers exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic

The development of sleep disorders, and specifically insomnia, has been linked to the exposure to different stressors. In this line, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has caused a huge impact on our environment, and has exposed healthcare workers...

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Published in:Sleep medicine 2020-11, Vol.75, p.388-394
Main Authors: Herrero San Martin, Alejandro, Parra Serrano, Javier, Diaz Cambriles, Trinidad, Arias Arias, Eva María, Muñoz Méndez, Jesús, del Yerro Álvarez, María Jesús, González Sánchez, Marta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Case-Control Studies
COVID-19
COVID-19 - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Health Personnel - psychology
Healthcare workers
Humans
Insomnia
Middle Aged
Original
Pandemics
Parasomnia
SARS-CoV-2
Self Report
Shift Work Schedule - adverse effects
Shift Work Schedule - psychology
Shift Work Schedule - statistics & numerical data
Shift workers
Sleep
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - diagnosis
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - epidemiology
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Summary:The development of sleep disorders, and specifically insomnia, has been linked to the exposure to different stressors. In this line, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has caused a huge impact on our environment, and has exposed healthcare workers to an unprecedented threat. In this study, we try to assess sleep quality and the development of sleep disorders in health personnel directly dedicated to the care of COVID-19 patients at the height of the pandemic, compared to the general population. A cross-sectional, anonymized, self-reported questionnaire survey was carried out at the “12 de Octubre” Hospital, in Madrid, Spain, during the outbreak of COVID-19, from March 1st to April 30th 2020. We compared two groups, healthcare workers who have treated directly COVID-19 patients versus non-healthcare workers. The questionnaire included demographic data, sleep related aspects, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and 17-items Hamilton Rating Scale (HRS). In total 170 participants completed the questionnaire successfully, 100 healthcare workers and 70 non-healthcare workers. Self-reported insomnia, nightmares, sleepwalking, sleep terrors and PSQI>6 were more frequent in the healthcare group (p 
ISSN:1389-9457
1878-5506
DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2020.08.013