The effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home order on sleep, health, and working patterns: a survey study of US health care workers.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

By March 2020, COVID-19 forced much of the world to stay at home to reduce the spread of the disease. Whereas some health care workers transitioned to working from home, many continued to report to work in person as essential employees. We sought to explore changes in sleep, health, work, and mood in health care workers during the stay-at-home orders.

Methods

We developed a cross-sectional online survey administered to health care workers. The survey assessed changes in sleep, work, screen time, media exposure, diet, exercise, substance use, and mood. The survey data were collected between March 28, 2020, and April 29, 2020.

Results

A total of 834 of 936 individuals completed the entire survey. Respondents were from 41 US states. Mood after the stay-a

SUBMITTER: Conroy DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7853204 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature