The effect of mental health on sleep quality of front-line medical staff during the COVID-19 outbreak in China: A cross-sectional study
by Leiyu Yue, Rui Zhao, Qingqing Xiao, Yu Zhuo, Jianying Yu, Xiandong Meng
BackgroundThe 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is a public health emergency of international concern and poses a challenge to the mental health and sleep quality of front-line medical staff (FMS). The aim of this study was to investigate the sleep quality of FMS during the COVID-19 outbreak in China and analyze the relationship between mental health and sleep quality of FMS. MethodsFrom February 24, 2020 to March 22, 2020, a cross-sectional study was performed with 543 FMS from a medical center in Western China. A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data anonymously. The following tests were used: The Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) for symptoms of anxiety, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) for depressive symptoms, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for sleep quality assessment. ResultsOf the 543 FMS, 216 (39.8%) were classified as subjects with poor sleep quality. Anxiety (P
Source: PLoS One - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Leiyu Yue Source Type: research
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