Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, India.
Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, India.
F1000Res. 2024 Sep 5;12:1217. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.141274.2. eCollection 2023.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected people's economies, lifestyles, and physical, emotional, and sleep health. This research aimed to estimate the prevalence of insomnia and symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression among teachers with the resumption of in-person instruction at schools following a hiatus after COVID-19 lockdowns in India. We also studied the association of teachers' insomnia with psychological symptoms and demographic variables.
We conducted a cross-sectional survey between October -November 2021 after schools had reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was collected using standard questionnaires online among schoolteachers. We explored the association of insomnia with teachers' symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, sex, school boards, and age groups.
Of 124 schoolteachers surveyed, the prevalence of insomnia was 37.9% (subthreshold in 25% and clinical in 12.9%). The prevalence of stress, depression, and anxiety was 20.2%, 30.6%, and 45.2%, respectively. There was a significant association (p<0.001) of insomnia with symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression in univariate analysis. On multivariate analysis, we found that those feeling stressed had a 6.4 times higher risk of insomnia (95% CI: 1.5-28.3, p - 0.01). There was no association of insomnia with age, sex, school educational boards, and type of institution.
Over one-third (37.9%) of teachers reported having trouble sleeping when they returned to the school's typical face-to-face instruction modalities through COVID-19 times, and insomnia was more prevalent in those with stress.
冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行影响了人们的经济、生活方式以及身体、情绪和睡眠健康。本研究旨在估计在印度 COVID-19 封锁后学校恢复面授教学时，教师中失眠以及压力、焦虑和抑郁症状的发生率。我们还研究了教师失眠与心理症状和人口统计学变量的关系。
我们在 COVID-19 大流行期间学校重新开放后于 2021 年 10 月至 11 月进行了横断面调查。使用标准问卷在线收集了学校教师的数据。我们探讨了失眠与教师压力、焦虑、抑郁、性别、学校董事会和年龄组的关系。
在所调查的 124 名学校教师中，失眠的患病率为 37.9%（亚阈值为 25%，临床阈值为 12.9%）。压力、抑郁和焦虑的患病率分别为 20.2%、30.6%和 45.2%。在单变量分析中，失眠与焦虑、压力和抑郁症状存在显著关联（p<0.001）。在多变量分析中，我们发现感到压力的人失眠的风险增加了 6.4 倍（95%CI：1.5-28.3，p=0.01）。失眠与年龄、性别、学校教育委员会和机构类型无关。
超过三分之一（37.9%）的教师在 COVID-19 期间恢复学校典型的面对面教学模式时报告睡眠困难，而且压力大的教师失眠更为普遍。
