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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Health Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1390410
This article is part of the Research Topic Health Promotion in the Universities and Other Educational Settings View all 13 articles

Research on Sleep Disorders and Related Risk Factors Among Healthcare Workers from Fujian Province Supporting Hubei Province During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Provisionally accepted
Yongxi Wu Yongxi Wu 1,2Zexin Lin Zexin Lin 3*Yiqi Lin Yiqi Lin 2*Qianwen Lin Qianwen Lin 2*Xiaoliang Xie Xiaoliang Xie 2*Shichao Wei Shichao Wei 2*
  • 1 Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
  • 2 Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
  • 3 Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

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    Objective: To explore the impact of COVID-19 on the sleep of healthcare workers from Fujian Province supporting Hubei Province and its related risk factors. Methods: A cross-sectional, anonymous, self-reported online questionnaire survey was conducted among all participants. The questionnaire consisted of five parts: sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19 epidemic-related factors, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire-5 (MEQ-5), and 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Results: Among 552 participants, 203 (36.8%) had a PSQI score > 7, indicating the presence of sleep disorders. Logistic regression analysis revealed that sleep disorders were independently associated with a history of previously diagnosed sleep disorders (OR 6.074, 95% CI 2.626-14.049, P<0.001), rotating night shifts > 3 times per week (OR 3.089, 95% CI 1.650-5.781, P<0.001), using electronic devices before sleep ＞1 hour (OR 1.685, 95% CI 1.131-2.511, P=0.010), concern about contracting COVID-19 (OR 1.116, 95% CI 1.034-1.204, P=0.005), perception of societal support for supporting healthcare workers in Hubei (OR 0.861,95% CI 0.744–0.998, P=0.047) (OR 0.861, 95% CI 0.744-0.998, P=0.047), non-medical staff (OR 0.257, 95% CI 0.067-0.987, P = 0.048), ESS score (OR 1.068, 95% CI 1.018-1.121, P= 0.007), and GHQ-12 score (OR 1.511, 95% CI 1.281-1.782, P< 0.001). Conclusion: Sleep disorders were highly prevalent among healthcare workers from Fujian Province supporting Hubei Province during the COVID-19 pandemic. Risk factors for sleep disorders included a history of previously diagnosed sleep disorders, rotating night shifts > 3 times per week, using electronic devices before sleep ＞1 hour, excessive concern about contracting COVID-19, and poorer psychological health. Higher perceived societal support and understanding of support for healthcare workers supporting Hubei were associated with a reduced risk of sleep disorders, as was being non-medical staff. Providing more sleep hygiene education and psychological health services for frontline healthcare workers is necessary.

    Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, sleep disorder, healthcare, Fujian province, COVID - 19

    Received: 23 Feb 2024; Accepted: 10 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wu, Lin, Lin, Lin, Xie and Wei. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Zexin Lin, Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
    Yiqi Lin, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
    Qianwen Lin, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
    Xiaoliang Xie, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
    Shichao Wei, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China

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