Investigation on sleep quality in Chinese medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT

The aims of this study were to evaluate the situation of sleep quality among Chinese medical staff during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess sleep quality among medical staff from 8 May 2020 to 22 May 2020 in People’s Republic of China. A total of 101 (25%) participants were poor sleepers, while 303 (75%) were good sleepers, as defined by PSQI. The PSQI scores were higher in high age, married, master/doctor, nurse, and frequent night shifts groups when compared with those in middle and low age, unmarried and divorced/widowed, bachelor or below, clinician and other job, low frequency night shifts, respectively (all p < 0.01). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that higher PSQI score was positively associated with higher educational background, age, and more frequent night shifts (all p < 0.001). Sleep quality of medical staff should be improved, especially for high age, married, master/doctor, nurse, and frequent night shifts groups.

KEYWORDS:

• COVID-19
• pandemic
• sleep quality
• medical staff

Acknowledgments

This study was funded by National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students in China (Grant number: 201910368054). Special thanks to Shuang Zhou from the department of Digestive System Department of Yijishan Hospital for her dessert.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This study was funded by National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students in China (Grant number: 201910368054).