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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sleep Sci 2023; 16(01): 044-050
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1767756
Original Article

Sleep Quality, Insomnia, and Perceived Stress among Colombian Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alan Waich 
1   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Sleep Disorders Research Group, Bogota, Colombia
,
Julián Esteban Barahona-Correa 
1   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Sleep Disorders Research Group, Bogota, Colombia
2   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Department of Internal Medicine, Bogota, Colombia
,
Maria del Carmen Figueredo 
1   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Sleep Disorders Research Group, Bogota, Colombia
2   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Department of Internal Medicine, Bogota, Colombia
,
Martín Alonso Rondón-Sepúlveda 
1   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Sleep Disorders Research Group, Bogota, Colombia
3   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Bogota, Colombia
,
Alvaro J. Ruiz 
1   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Sleep Disorders Research Group, Bogota, Colombia
2   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Department of Internal Medicine, Bogota, Colombia
3   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Bogota, Colombia
,
Julio Cesar Castellanos 
1   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Sleep Disorders Research Group, Bogota, Colombia
4   Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogota, Colombia
,
Patricia Hidalgo-Martínez 
1   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Sleep Disorders Research Group, Bogota, Colombia
2   Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Department of Internal Medicine, Bogota, Colombia
5   Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Sleep Medicine Clinic, Division of Pulmonology, Bogota, Colombia
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Abstract

Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a great burden on healthcare workers worldwide. The aim of the present study was to assess sleep quality, insomnia, and perceived stress in healthcare workers of a high complexity hospital located in Bogota, Colombia.

Methods Cross-sectional study in which 1,155 healthcare workers at the Hospital Universitario San Ignacio in Bogotá, Colombia were included, between September and October 2020. Using an online-based survey, self-reported variables were assessed including demographics, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and 10 item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Associations between these variables were evaluated.

Results Fifty percent of the respondents were between 31 and 45 years old, and 76 percent were women. Most of the surveyed were the nursing staff. Poor sleep quality, insomnia, and high perceived stress was found in 74.9, 12.4, and 13.2%, respectively. Poor sleep quality was predominantly found in females, in the 31 to 45 years old group and in married personnel. Also, poor sleep quality was found in relation to a moderate to high perceived risk of COVID-19 infection by the family of the workers surveyed.

Discussion Poor sleep quality, moderate rates of insomnia, and perceived stress were found among healthcare workers committed to COVID-19 infected patients in Colombia. The identification of workers at greater risk and the implementation of targeted interventions are called upon as the results.

Keywords

healthcare workers - sleep quality - insomnia - stress - COVID-19 - Latin America

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Publication History

Received: 10 February 2022

Accepted: 21 June 2022

Article published online:
19 April 2023

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