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Mental Health Status and Its Relationship with Sleep Quality of Healthcare Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case of Southern Iran
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A.R* Yusefi *    , P Nikmanesh , Sh Bordbar , M Bayati , N Nasabi |
| Public Health, School of Health, Jiroft University of Medical Science, Jiroft, Iran |
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Background & objectives: Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) can have several psychological effects. This research aimed to investigate mental health status and its relationship with the sleep quality of healthcare workers during the covid-19 pandemic in southern Iran.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021 on 496 personnel of Hazrat Ali Asghar (AS) Hospital, the center of COVID-19 in Fars province. The participants were selected using the census method. The online General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were provided for participants. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient in SPSS23 at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The mean mental health and sleep quality scores were 48.73±17.14 (of 84) and 8.43±6.21 (of 21), respectively. It indicates a high probability of developing mental health disorders and poor sleep quality among participants. We saw a positive and significant correlation between mental health and sleep quality (p= 0.01, r= 0.33). The level of mental health disorders was significantly higher in single participants (p= 0.02) and participants with bachelor's degrees (p= 0.04). Also, the sleep quality of males (p= 0.03) and single employees (p= 0.04) was significantly lower than the others.
Conclusion: The participants had high mental health disorders, and their sleep quality seems unfavorable. Supportive interventions, counseling, and psychological services are recommended to reduce mental health disorders and improve sleep quality.
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| Keywords: Mental Health, Sleep Quality, Covid-19 |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2022/12/24 | Accepted: 2022/12/1 | Published: 2022/12/1
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