Prevalence of sleep disorders among physicians and nurses during COVID-19 pandemic

The objective of our review was to analyze studies of prevalence sleep disorders among medical workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods — Overall, during the analyzed period, studying domestic and foreign databases, we identified 94 publications on the development of sleep disorders a...

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Main Authors: Vladislav E. Karnaukhov, Ekaterina A. Narodova, Irina V. Demko, Natalia A. Shnayder, Valeriya V. Narodova, Diana V. Dmitrenko, Regina F. Nasyrova
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Published: Limited liability company «Science and Innovations» (Saratov) 2022-09-01
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author Vladislav E. Karnaukhov
Ekaterina A. Narodova
Irina V. Demko
Natalia A. Shnayder
Valeriya V. Narodova
Diana V. Dmitrenko
Regina F. Nasyrova
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Irina V. Demko
Natalia A. Shnayder
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Diana V. Dmitrenko
Regina F. Nasyrova
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description The objective of our review was to analyze studies of prevalence sleep disorders among medical workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods — Overall, during the analyzed period, studying domestic and foreign databases, we identified 94 publications on the development of sleep disorders among medical personnel working during COVID–19 pandemic in 2000-2021. However, only 88 of these publications complied with the objective of the review. We included 75 full-text publications in this review. Results — Physicians and nurses during COVID-19 pandemic do not have the opportunity to take therapy aimed at combating the symptoms of sleep disorders, due to the need to maintain sufficient attention and the risk of developing excessive drowsiness while on duty in a COVID -19 hospital. The latter can have a negative impact on their professional activities. Thus, this problem certainly requires professional psychotherapeutic correction. Unfortunately, not all medical institutions have such specialists. Conclusion — Based on the literature review, we found out that health care workers have a high risk of developing sleep disorders. This can include violations of the circadian rhythm, a decrease in the quality and duration of night sleep, daytime hypersomnia caused by shift work in a hospital. An additional factor affecting the frequency and severity of sleep disorders in healthcare workers (physicians and nurses) is chronic stress, the importance of which has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, the above problem has not been completely solved and requires research in this area and the development of new programs to help medical personnel.
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spelling doaj-art-e84ad81d98af4fbbb60fe4bf567b9e9b2025-08-20T03:19:17ZengLimited liability company «Science and Innovations» (Saratov)Russian Open Medical Journal2304-34152022-09-01113e030110.15275/rusomj.2022.0301Prevalence of sleep disorders among physicians and nurses during COVID-19 pandemicVladislav E. KarnaukhovEkaterina A. NarodovaIrina V. DemkoNatalia A. ShnayderValeriya V. NarodovaDiana V. DmitrenkoRegina F. NasyrovaThe objective of our review was to analyze studies of prevalence sleep disorders among medical workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods — Overall, during the analyzed period, studying domestic and foreign databases, we identified 94 publications on the development of sleep disorders among medical personnel working during COVID–19 pandemic in 2000-2021. However, only 88 of these publications complied with the objective of the review. We included 75 full-text publications in this review. Results — Physicians and nurses during COVID-19 pandemic do not have the opportunity to take therapy aimed at combating the symptoms of sleep disorders, due to the need to maintain sufficient attention and the risk of developing excessive drowsiness while on duty in a COVID -19 hospital. The latter can have a negative impact on their professional activities. Thus, this problem certainly requires professional psychotherapeutic correction. Unfortunately, not all medical institutions have such specialists. Conclusion — Based on the literature review, we found out that health care workers have a high risk of developing sleep disorders. This can include violations of the circadian rhythm, a decrease in the quality and duration of night sleep, daytime hypersomnia caused by shift work in a hospital. An additional factor affecting the frequency and severity of sleep disorders in healthcare workers (physicians and nurses) is chronic stress, the importance of which has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, the above problem has not been completely solved and requires research in this area and the development of new programs to help medical personnel.https://romj.org/node/500covid-19physicianspandemiccoronavirus diseasecircadian rhythm sleep disordersinsomniamedical personnelnurse
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Ekaterina A. Narodova
Irina V. Demko
Natalia A. Shnayder
Valeriya V. Narodova
Diana V. Dmitrenko
Regina F. Nasyrova
Prevalence of sleep disorders among physicians and nurses during COVID-19 pandemic
Russian Open Medical Journal
covid-19
physicians
pandemic
coronavirus disease
circadian rhythm sleep disorders
insomnia
medical personnel
nurse
title Prevalence of sleep disorders among physicians and nurses during COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Prevalence of sleep disorders among physicians and nurses during COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Prevalence of sleep disorders among physicians and nurses during COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of sleep disorders among physicians and nurses during COVID-19 pandemic
title_short Prevalence of sleep disorders among physicians and nurses during COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort prevalence of sleep disorders among physicians and nurses during covid 19 pandemic
topic covid-19
physicians
pandemic
coronavirus disease
circadian rhythm sleep disorders
insomnia
medical personnel
nurse
url https://romj.org/node/500
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