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Sleep Quality and Mood State in Resident Physicians during COVID-19 Pandemic

Since the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide, healthcare workers—resident physicians in particular—have been hugely involved in facing the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing unprecedented challenges in fighting the disease. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of poor sleep quality, day...

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Autores principales: Costa, Chiara, Teodoro, Michele, Briguglio, Giusi, Vitale, Ermanno, Giambò, Federica, Indelicato, Giuliano, Micali, Elvira, Italia, Sebastiano, Fenga, Concettina
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8345574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34360316
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158023
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author Costa, Chiara
Teodoro, Michele
Briguglio, Giusi
Vitale, Ermanno
Giambò, Federica
Indelicato, Giuliano
Micali, Elvira
Italia, Sebastiano
Fenga, Concettina
author_facet Costa, Chiara
Teodoro, Michele
Briguglio, Giusi
Vitale, Ermanno
Giambò, Federica
Indelicato, Giuliano
Micali, Elvira
Italia, Sebastiano
Fenga, Concettina
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description Since the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide, healthcare workers—resident physicians in particular—have been hugely involved in facing the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing unprecedented challenges in fighting the disease. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of poor sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and alterations in mood state profiles in this category. This cross-sectional study, conducted in 2020, enrolled 119 subjects from a university hospital in southern Italy. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaires were administered to physicians divided into four areas: anesthesiology, medicine, service, and surgery. In the overall sample, approximately 45% reported poor sleep quality, although only nine subjects (8%) reported an ESS score that suggested excessive daytime sleepiness. Alterations in mood profiles were also observed; the Vigor and Fatigue factors were the most altered. In particular, anesthesiologists seem to be the most affected category, showing a profound decrease in Vigor with a concomitant increase in Fatigue. Considering the possible consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, preventive measures should be adopted, especially those aimed at facilitating a better turnover of physicians, optimizing the working schedule, and improving the organization of work.
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spelling pubmed-83455742021-08-07 Sleep Quality and Mood State in Resident Physicians during COVID-19 Pandemic Costa, Chiara Teodoro, Michele Briguglio, Giusi Vitale, Ermanno Giambò, Federica Indelicato, Giuliano Micali, Elvira Italia, Sebastiano Fenga, Concettina Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Since the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide, healthcare workers—resident physicians in particular—have been hugely involved in facing the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing unprecedented challenges in fighting the disease. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of poor sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and alterations in mood state profiles in this category. This cross-sectional study, conducted in 2020, enrolled 119 subjects from a university hospital in southern Italy. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaires were administered to physicians divided into four areas: anesthesiology, medicine, service, and surgery. In the overall sample, approximately 45% reported poor sleep quality, although only nine subjects (8%) reported an ESS score that suggested excessive daytime sleepiness. Alterations in mood profiles were also observed; the Vigor and Fatigue factors were the most altered. In particular, anesthesiologists seem to be the most affected category, showing a profound decrease in Vigor with a concomitant increase in Fatigue. Considering the possible consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, preventive measures should be adopted, especially those aimed at facilitating a better turnover of physicians, optimizing the working schedule, and improving the organization of work. MDPI 2021-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8345574/ /pubmed/34360316 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158023 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Micali, Elvira
Italia, Sebastiano
Fenga, Concettina
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158023
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