Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the sleep quality of medical professionals in Brazil
ABSTRACT Introduction: Coronavirus pandemic began in China in 2019 (COVID-19), causing not only public health problems but also great psychological distress, especially for physicians involved in coping with the virus or those of the risk group in social isolation, and this represents a challenge f...
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| author | Janaína Mariana de Araújo Miranda Brito-Marques Clélia Maria Ribeiro Franco Paulo Roberto de Brito-Marques Sandra Cristina Gonçalves Martinez Gilmar Fernandes do Prado |
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| description | ABSTRACT Introduction: Coronavirus pandemic began in China in 2019 (COVID-19), causing not only public health problems but also great psychological distress, especially for physicians involved in coping with the virus or those of the risk group in social isolation, and this represents a challenge for the psychological resilience in the world population. Studies showed that health professionals had psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, stress, among others. Objectives: To investigate the quality of sleep and the prevalence rate of sleeping disorders among physicians during COVID-19 pandemic, and identify the psychological and social factors associated with the condition. Methods: A cross-sectional study of an online questionnaire was applied for physicians in Brazil. Among the 332 participants included, 227 were women. Sociodemographic assessment was used in the questionnaire, as well as the scale of impact on the events of modifications caused by COVID-19, assessment on sleep quality (PSQI), presence and severity of insomnia (ISI), depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), and anxiety (GAD-7). Results: Most physicians (65.6%) had changes in sleep. Poor sleep quality was reported by 73.1%, depressive symptoms were present in 75.8%, and anxiety in 73.4%. Conclusion: Our study found that more than 70% of the physicians assessed had impaired sleep quality, characterizing insomnia symptoms during COVID-19 outbreak. Related factors included an environment of isolation, concerns about COVID-19 outbreak and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Special interventions are needed to promote health professionals’ mental well-being and implement changes in this scenario. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-815ae94caa5e49c8acd9cdf3a0e9a9cd2025-08-20T03:06:57ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272021-03-0179214915510.1590/0004-282x-anp-2020-0449Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the sleep quality of medical professionals in BrazilJanaína Mariana de Araújo Miranda Brito-Marqueshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7886-0789Clélia Maria Ribeiro Francohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8877-2790Paulo Roberto de Brito-Marqueshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5977-1294Sandra Cristina Gonçalves Martinezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0977-6131Gilmar Fernandes do Pradohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-8198ABSTRACT Introduction: Coronavirus pandemic began in China in 2019 (COVID-19), causing not only public health problems but also great psychological distress, especially for physicians involved in coping with the virus or those of the risk group in social isolation, and this represents a challenge for the psychological resilience in the world population. Studies showed that health professionals had psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, stress, among others. Objectives: To investigate the quality of sleep and the prevalence rate of sleeping disorders among physicians during COVID-19 pandemic, and identify the psychological and social factors associated with the condition. Methods: A cross-sectional study of an online questionnaire was applied for physicians in Brazil. Among the 332 participants included, 227 were women. Sociodemographic assessment was used in the questionnaire, as well as the scale of impact on the events of modifications caused by COVID-19, assessment on sleep quality (PSQI), presence and severity of insomnia (ISI), depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), and anxiety (GAD-7). Results: Most physicians (65.6%) had changes in sleep. Poor sleep quality was reported by 73.1%, depressive symptoms were present in 75.8%, and anxiety in 73.4%. Conclusion: Our study found that more than 70% of the physicians assessed had impaired sleep quality, characterizing insomnia symptoms during COVID-19 outbreak. Related factors included an environment of isolation, concerns about COVID-19 outbreak and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Special interventions are needed to promote health professionals’ mental well-being and implement changes in this scenario.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021000200149&tlng=enCOVID-19InsomniaDepressionAnxiety |
| spellingShingle | Janaína Mariana de Araújo Miranda Brito-Marques Clélia Maria Ribeiro Franco Paulo Roberto de Brito-Marques Sandra Cristina Gonçalves Martinez Gilmar Fernandes do Prado Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the sleep quality of medical professionals in Brazil Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria COVID-19 Insomnia Depression Anxiety |
| title | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the sleep quality of medical professionals in Brazil |
| title_full | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the sleep quality of medical professionals in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the sleep quality of medical professionals in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the sleep quality of medical professionals in Brazil |
| title_short | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the sleep quality of medical professionals in Brazil |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 pandemic on the sleep quality of medical professionals in brazil |
| topic | COVID-19 Insomnia Depression Anxiety |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021000200149&tlng=en |
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