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SynthesisGlobalization and health2020

The prevalence of sleep disturbances among physicians and nurses facing the COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nader Salari, Habibolah Khazaie, Amin Hosseinian-Far, Hooman Ghasemi, Masoud Mohammadi, Shamarina Shohaimi, Alireza Daneshkhah, Behnam Khaledi-Paveh, Melika Hosseinian-Far

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Synthesis in Globalization and health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 104 papers, 21 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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104citing papers in PubMed, 21 pooled it
15.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

104 citing papers in PubMed, 21 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 221 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Nader SalariDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Habibolah KhazaieSleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Amin Hosseinian-FarDepartment of Business Systems & Operations, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK.
Hooman GhasemiDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. humanghasemi2010@gmail.com.
Masoud MohammadiDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Masoud.mohammadi1989@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5722-8300
Shamarina ShohaimiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Alireza DaneshkhahSchool of Computing, Electronics and Maths, Coventry University, London, UK.
Behnam Khaledi-PavehSleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Melika Hosseinian-FarDepartment of Food Science & Technology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Mashhad, Iran.
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences · IRCoventry University · GBFerdowsi University of Mashhad · IRUniversiti Putra Malaysia · MYUniversity of Northampton · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn all epidemics, healthcare staff are at the centre of risks and damages caused by pathogens. Today, nurses and physicians are faced with unprecedented work pressures in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in several psychological disorders such as stress, anxiety and sleep disturbances. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of sleep disturbances in hospital nurses and physicians facing the COVID-19 patients.

methodA systematic review and metanalysis was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA criteria. The PubMed, Scopus, Science direct, Web of science, CINHAL, Medline, and Google Scholar databases were searched with no lower time-limt and until 24 June 2020. The heterogeneity of the studies was measured using I

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conclusionHealthcare workers, as the front line of the fight against COVID-19, are more vulnerable to the harmful effects of this disease than other groups in society. Increasing workplace stress increases sleep disturbances in the medical staff, especially nurses and physicians. In other words, increased stress due to the exposure to COVID-19 increases the prevalence of sleep disturbances in nurses and physicians. Therefore, it is important for health policymakers to provide solutions and interventions to reduce the workplace stress and pressures on medical staff.

Indexed as

Coronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesHumansNursesPandemicsPhysiciansPneumonia, ViralPrevalenceSleep Wake DisordersCoronavirusCOVID-19Healthcare workersNursesPhysiciansSleep disturbances

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