Sleep disorders and mental health in hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional multicenter study in Northern Italy.

Paola ProserpioElena ZambrelliAndrea LanzaAmbra DomineseRoberta Di GiacomoRui QuintasIrene TramacereAnnalisa RubinoKatherine TurnerClaudio ColosioFederica CattaneoMaria Paola CaneviniArmando D'AgostinoElio Clemente AgostoniGiuseppe Didato

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2022)

In hospital workers, the high prevalence of sleep and psychiatric symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak appears to be determined mainly by modifications of personal or work habits. Teleworking was associated with increased anxiety. An accurate planning of hospital activities and a psychological support are needed to prevent and manage sleep and mental disorders.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
mental health
healthcare
physical activity
acute care
adverse drug
depressive symptoms
emergency department
mental illness
mass spectrometry