Prevalence of and risk factors associated with sleep disturbances among HPCD exposed to COVID-19 in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess sleep disturbances and associated factors among front-line healthcare providers who have been called upon for, dispatched (HPCD) and exposed to COVID-19 in China.

Methods

This cross-sectional, survey-based, isolation area-stratified study collected demographic data, sleep status and emotional measurements from 1036 HPCD in nine medical institutions from March 5 to 9, 2020 in Wuhan, China, which was the epicenter of the epidemic. HPCD who worked in isolation areas with COVID-19 were eligible for inclusion. The severity of symptoms of sleep disorders, insomnia and emotional self-efficacy were assessed by the Chinese versions of the 10-item Self-rating sleeping situation scale, the seven-item Insomnia Severity Index and the 12-item Regulatory emotional self-

SUBMITTER: Yang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7834103 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature