Sleep disturbance among frontline nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mohammed Al Maqbali*

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Abstract

The main objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of sleep disturbance and related psychological factors (stress, anxiety and depression) among frontline nurses in Oman during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional and descriptive correlational design using Qualtrics® software was used in this research. Data were collected using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with poor sleep quality. Of the 987 frontline nurses who participated, 58.8% (n = 580) reported poor sleep quality. In an examination of PSQI components the mean sleep duration was 7.04 (SD = 1.59) hours per night, and the sleep latency mean was 38.18 min (SD = 31.81). Poor sleep (p
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)467-473
Number of pages7
JournalSleep and Biological Rhythms
Volume19
Issue number4
Early online date1 Jul 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2021

Keywords

  • Stress
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Psqi
  • Sleep Disturbance
  • Frontline Nurses
  • Covid-19
  • COVID-19
  • Sleep disturbance
  • Frontline nurses
  • PSQI

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