Sleep Quality among Nurses during the First Year of Coronavirus Disease 2019

Wafa Ibrahim Alharbi; Amani Mahrus; Shadia Elsayed; Albraa B. Alolayan

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.6923

Authors

Wafa Ibrahim Alharbi Family Medicine Resident, National Guard Hospital Program, Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia
Amani Mahrus Department of Family and Community Medicine, Prince Mohammed Ben Abdulaziz Hospital, Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia
Shadia Elsayed Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3348-3382
Albraa B. Alolayan Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6923

Keywords:

Sleep disturbance, Pittsburgh, Sleep Quality Index, Nurses

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nurses represent the largest section of the health-care workforce, and lack of sleep has an adverse influence on them, particularly during pandemics such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It causes not only health problem but also poor work results and an increased risk of medical errors.

AIM: The goal of the study was to determine the prevalence of poor sleep quality among nurses during COVID-19 outbreaks.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted among a group of nurses in the Al-Madinah region of Saudi Arabia at the National Guard Health Affairs in 2020 (1st year of the COVID-19 crisis). Data were collected using a validated questionnaire with two sections: Sociodemographic data such as age, nationality, family status, gender, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

RESULTS: There were 238 nurses in the report. 37.8% of them were found to be between the ages of 31 and 35, while 24.4% were under the age of 30. The nurses were mostly female (84%). Sleep latency, sleep disruption, overall subjective sleep quality, and sleep length were the most widely identified sleep problems. Sixty-six percent of the nurses said they had a poor night’s sleep. None of the demographic variables analyzed had a significant relationship with overall sleep quality.

CONCLUSION: Majority of nurses working at the National Guard Health Affairs and primary health-care centers in Al-Medina, Saudi Arabia, experience poor sleep quality, during the 1st year of COVID-19 crisis regardless of their demographic characteristics.

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