Cross-cultural prevalence of sleep quality and psychological distress in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic.
Hamza Rafique KhanFarzana AshrafIrfan UllahMuhammad Junaid TahirAsimina DominariSheikh ShoibHamna NaeemGowry ReddyPramit MukherjeeIfrah AkramSudha KamadaRoshni Riaz MemonM Muzzamil Yasin KhanSumit RautMahmoud Mohamed Mohamed ShalabyRana Usman AnwarMaheen FarooqKrupa Ketankumar SopariaRodrigo RamalhoChung-Ying LinAmir H PakpourPublished in: Brain and behavior (2021)
The present study highlights that a significant proportion of healthcare workers are affected by poor sleep quality and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also emphasizes the imperative to provide them with psychosocial support to avoid potential short- and long-term psychological consequences of these troubling times.