Prevalence and factors associated with poor sleep quality among nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the prevalence and factors associated with poor sleep quality among nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: a cross-sectional study, conducted in June and July 2020, with 890 nursing professionals. To screen the outcome, question 3 of the Self-Reporting Questionnaire was used, assessing poor sleep quality 30 days preceding the application of the questionnaire. Associations between variables of interest were tested using Poisson regression models. Results: the prevalence of poor sleep quality was 68%. Associated factors were moderate or heavy workload, poor assessment of working conditions, suspected infection with COVID-19, more than two thirds of the workload for pandemic and the use of psychotropic drugs. Conclusion: the study pointed out a high prevalence of poor sleep quality among nursing workers with an important relationship with working conditions.

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Main Authors:	Kantorski,Luciane Prado, Oliveira,Michele Mandagará de, Alves,Poliana Farias, Treichel,Carlos Alberto dos Santos, Coimbra,Valéria Cristina Christello, Gonçalves,Bianca Albuquerque, Borba,Larissa Silva de, Souza,Thylia Teixeira
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2022
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000300215
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