Sleep quality and mental health of medical workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Zheng, Yan-Peng; Wang, Lili; Feng, Lingfei; Ye, Lingxiao; Zhang, Aiping; Fan, Rui

doi:10.1007/s41105-020-00304-7

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“…A positive correlation between anxiety and sleep quality was reported and female inpatient nurses tended to be more likely to experience sleep disturbances and anxiety than males [58]. However, this is in contrast with Zheng, Wang, Feng, Ye, Zhang and Fan [60], who associated male inpatient nurses in China with poorer sleep quality.…”

Section: Regeneration Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…Moreover, perceived job stress among healthcare workers could be a predictor of poor sleep quality [124]. In addition, Zheng, Wang, Feng, Ye, Zhang and Fan [60] showed an association between shift work during the COVID-19 pandemic and poor sleeping patterns among medical care workers. The influence of shift work and shift type on sleep quality and quantity is also known from studies published before the COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient nurses and midwives (e.g., [57,100,125,126]).…”

Section: Regeneration After Work: Sleep Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Poor sleep quality has interfered with adherence to a healthy lifestyle, such as physical activity [48] and low sleep duration, was associated with higher carbohydrate and lower protein intake in studies of inpatient nurses [57]. With regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, several studies reported inadequate sleep and poor sleep quality among inpatient nurses or nursing trainees [58][59][60]. A pooled prevalence of 43% for sleep disturbance was found among inpatient nurses [61].…”

Section: Regeneration Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Health Behaviour of German Outpatient Caregivers in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study

Mojtahedzadeh

Neumann

Rohwer

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected outpatient caregivers in a particular way. While the German population becomes increasingly older, the number of people in need of care has also increased. The health and, thus, the health behaviour of employees in the outpatient care become relevant to maintain working capacity and performance in the long term. The aims of the study were (1) to examine the health behaviour and (2) to explore pandemic-related perceived change of health behaviour among outpatient caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a mixed-methods study, 15 problem-centred interviews and a web-based cross-sectional survey (N = 171) were conducted with outpatient caregivers working in Northern Germany. Interviewees reported partially poorer eating behaviour, higher coffee consumption, lower physical activity, skipping breaks more often and less sleep duration and quality during the pandemic. Some quantitative findings indicate the same tendencies. A majority of participants were smokers and reported higher stress perception due to the pandemic. Preventive behaviour, such as wearing PPE or hand hygiene, was increased among interviewees compared to the pre-pandemic period. Our findings indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic could negatively affect outpatient caregivers’ health behaviour, e.g., eating/drinking behaviour and physical activity. Therefore, employers in outpatient care should develop workplace health promotion measures to support their employees in conducting more health-promoting behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Section: Regeneration Behaviourmentioning

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Section: Regeneration After Work: Sleep Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Regeneration Behaviourmentioning

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The Health Behaviour of German Outpatient Caregivers in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study

Mojtahedzadeh

Neumann

Rohwer

et al. 2021

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“…A number of studies investigated whether healthcare workers experienced more obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Associations were found between healthcare worker status and compulsions [59], contamination symptoms [60], and overall OCD severity [57,61,62], though one did not find a difference in OCD severity [63].…”

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Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Systematic Review

Guzick

Candelari

Wiese

et al. 2021

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Purpose of Review This systematic review evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obsessive-compulsive symptoms.Recent Findings Most studies showed that obsessive-compulsive symptoms worsened during the early stages of the pandemic, particularly for individuals with contamination-related obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), though other symptoms dimensions were found to worsen as well. Many patients and individuals in the general population experienced new obsessive-compulsive-like symptoms centered on COVID-19. Self-reported rates of symptom exacerbation and COVID-19-focused symptoms were consistently lower in studies that recruited patients from specialty clinics (compared to online samples). Most studies were conducted in Spring/Summer, 2020. Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has been an enormous stressor for individuals with OCD, especially for those with contamination symptoms. Regardless, there is strong reason to believe gold standard treatment approaches for OCD have maintained strong efficacy. Disseminating and effectively delivering evidence-based treatments for OCD is an urgent public health priority. KeywordsOCD • Contamination • Exposure and response prevention • Cognitive-behavioral therapy • Serotonin reuptake inhibitors This article is part of the Topical collection on Anxiety Disorders

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“…3 Sleep dysfunction is often accompanied by psychological distress symptoms among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. [20][21][22] Studies have shown that work stressors from COVID-19 can induce mild to severe levels of anxiety, depression, exhaustion, PTSD and sleep dysfunction. 15,[23][24][25][26] Alternatively, another argument for there is still little evidence of an increase in sleep disturbances in health care workers during the outbreak; 27 health care workers had poor sleep status, even before COVID-19.…”

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Understanding the Mediating Role of Anxiety and Depression on the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sleep Quality Among Health Care Workers in the COVID-19 Response

Luo¹,

Fei²,

Gong³

et al. 2021

NSS

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There is an increasing amount of evidence exploring the adverse effects of perceived stress or anxiety and depression independently on sleep quality during the COVID-19 outbreak, although the underlying mechanisms are unclear. The aim of the current study was to explore the role of anxiety and depression as a potential mediator between perceived stress and sleep quality among health care workers. Methods: Data were collected through an online survey using the snowball sampling method and comprised 588 current health care workers in Zhejiang and Hubei provinces, China, from February to March 2020. We administered the Sleep Quality Questionnaire (SQQ), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) and the sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19-related characteristics questionnaire. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to examine the direct and indirect relationships between perceived stress, anxiety and depression, and sleep quality. Results:The average scores for sleep quality and perceived stress were 16.01 (95% CI [15.40, 16.57]) and 15.46 (95% CI [15.05, 15.87]), respectively. The positive rates of anxiety and depression symptom tests were 9.86% and 10.37%, respectively. The SEM results indicated that the original relationship between perceived stress and sleep quality was beta = 0.52 (P < 0.001) and reduced to beta = 0.25 (P = 0.045) while introducing anxiety and depression as mediating variables. Perceived stress was positively associated with anxiety and depression (beta = 0.78, P = 0.014), and anxiety and depression were positively associated with sleep quality (beta = 0.42, P < 0.001). Conclusion:Poor sleep quality and high perceived stress were common during the COVID-19 crisis. Reducing perceived stress could help reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, thereby improving sleep quality among health care workers. In an attempt to promote psychological resources, we should perhaps take multiple measures, including personal tailored intervention and organizational humanistic concern.

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Sleep quality and mental health of medical workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Cited by 27 publications

References 25 publications

The Health Behaviour of German Outpatient Caregivers in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study

The Health Behaviour of German Outpatient Caregivers in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study

Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Systematic Review

Understanding the Mediating Role of Anxiety and Depression on the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sleep Quality Among Health Care Workers in the COVID-19 Response

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