John Bindu, Marath Usha, Valappil Sumathi Palghat, Mathew Deepa, Renjitha Mercy
Community Health Nursing Department, Lisie College of Nursing, Lisie Medical and Educational Institutions, Kaloor, Ernakulam, District- 682018 Kerala India.
Lisie College of Nursing, Lisie Medical and Educational Institutions, Kaloor, Ernakulam, District-682018 Kerala India.
Sleep Vigil. 2022;6(2):297-312. doi: 10.1007/s41782-022-00210-7. Epub 2022 Jun 20.
The study aimed to (a) assess the sleep pattern changes and the level of fatigue among COVID positive adults (b) determine the association of sociodemographic and lifestyle factors () on sleep pattern and level of fatigue c) examine the relationship between sleep and fatigue, and between sleep problems, sleep quality and fatigue, among a community sample of COVID-19 affected adults.
A non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional survey design was used. Participants were adults, between 18 and 63 years = , who tested positive for COVID-19 infection using RT-PCR or Antigen test, confined to home quarantine/under observation, and without any complications. Data was collected using the socio-demographic-sleep and related activity questionnaire, Fatigue Assessment Scale, and Sleep Quality Scale.
A majority of the participants reported either mild to moderate sleep quality problems (97.31%) and 377 of them (48.21%) reported fatigue levels. A significant association between sleep quality and fatigue with gender, and lifestyle factors such as sleep duration, food intake, napping, exercise pattern, and influence of COVID-19 on livelihood after being affected with COVID-19, and time of experiencing sleep problems after COVID-19 infection (all, ˂ 0.01) were observed, as well as age with sleep quality. Poor sleep quality and fatigue were significantly correlated with each other, and also with sleep problems before being affected with COVID-19 ( = 0.000).
The study has shown that COVID-19 has an effect on an individual's demographic factors and a multitude of lifestyle factors, and highlights the need for post-COVID-19 monitoring even after recovery from the disease.
本研究旨在（a）评估新冠病毒检测呈阳性的成年人的睡眠模式变化和疲劳程度；（b）确定社会人口统计学和生活方式因素与睡眠模式及疲劳程度之间的关联；（c）在受新冠疫情影响的成年人社区样本中，研究睡眠与疲劳之间以及睡眠问题、睡眠质量与疲劳之间的关系。
采用非实验性、描述性横断面调查设计。参与者为18至63岁的成年人（n = ），他们通过逆转录聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）或抗原检测确诊感染新冠病毒，居家隔离/接受观察，且无任何并发症。使用社会人口统计学-睡眠及相关活动问卷、疲劳评估量表和睡眠质量量表收集数据。
大多数参与者报告存在轻度至中度睡眠质量问题（97.31%），其中377人（48.21%）报告有疲劳感。观察到睡眠质量和疲劳与性别、生活方式因素（如睡眠时间、食物摄入、午睡、运动模式、感染新冠病毒后新冠疫情对生计的影响以及感染新冠病毒后出现睡眠问题的时间）之间存在显著关联（均P < 0.01），年龄与睡眠质量也存在关联。睡眠质量差与疲劳之间存在显著相关性，且与感染新冠病毒之前的睡眠问题也显著相关（P = 0.000）。
该研究表明，新冠病毒对个体的人口统计学因素和多种生活方式因素有影响，并强调即使在疾病康复后，对新冠康复者进行监测的必要性。
