Alnofaiey Yasser H, Alshehri Haneen A, Alosaimi Maram M, Alswat Shrooq H, Alswat Raghad H, Alhulayfi Rahaf M, Alghamdi Meteb A, Alsubaie Reem M
Department of Internal Medicine, KSA, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Medical Student, KSA, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Res Notes. 2020 Oct 21;13(1):493. doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05341-6.
To assess prevalence and related factors of sleep disturbances among Saudi physicians during COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected through a questionnaire including items about demographic characters, knowledge about covid-19 and items to assess sleep quality that were extracted from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale.
Prevalence of sleep disorders was 43.9%, doctors in the age group of 31-40 years, associate consultants had a significant higher prevalence of sleep disorders. Medical interns and laboratory/pathology/microbiology doctors had a significant more difficulty in fall asleep during COVID-19, and internists and surgeons had a significant higher percent of those who used sleeping pills. Resident doctors had a significant higher percent of having trouble in staying awake, and residents and consultants had a significant higher percent of those who suffered decreased sleep duration. Sleep quality during COVID-19 was very good, fair good and very bad in 23.4%, 60% and 3.5% of HCW respectively. The study observed a negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on HCW sleep quality. Hospitals administrations should provide optimal working hours with enough break and employ more doctors during the pandemic. Doctors experiencing sleep problems should have mandatory leaves.
评估沙特医生在新冠疫情期间睡眠障碍的患病率及相关因素。通过一份问卷收集数据，问卷包括有关人口统计学特征、对新冠病毒的了解以及从匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）量表中提取的评估睡眠质量的项目。
睡眠障碍的患病率为43.9%，年龄在31 - 40岁的医生、副主任医师睡眠障碍的患病率显著更高。医学实习生以及实验室/病理/微生物学医生在新冠疫情期间入睡困难显著更多，内科医生和外科医生中使用安眠药的比例显著更高。住院医生难以保持清醒的比例显著更高，住院医生和主治医师睡眠时长减少的比例显著更高。在医护人员中，新冠疫情期间睡眠质量非常好、较好和非常差的分别占23.4%、60%和3.5%。该研究观察到新冠疫情对医护人员睡眠质量有负面影响。医院管理部门应提供最佳工作时长并给予足够休息时间，在疫情期间雇佣更多医生。有睡眠问题的医生应强制休假。
