ArticleBMC research notes2021
Evaluation of sleep quality and anxiety in Italian pediatric healthcare workers during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Potential Predictors of Long COVID in Italian Children: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Sleep Quality, Insomnia, and Perceived Stress among Colombian Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Article
- Acute Stress among Nurses in Sweden during the COVID-19 Pandemic.European journal of trauma & dissociation = Revue europeenne du trauma et de la dissociation · 2022Article
- Sleep Disorders and Mental Stress of Healthcare Workers during the Two First Waves of COVID-19 Pandemic: Separate Analysis for Primary Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Induced Economic Slowdown and Mental Health Issues.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
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- Tired, Worried and Burned Out, but Still Resilient: A Cross-Sectional Study of Mental Health Workers in the UK during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Mental Health Conditions of Italian Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Disease Outbreak.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate sleep quality and psychological effects on pediatric healthcare workers during the first wave of COVID-19 epidemic in Italy and to evaluate differences between primary and secondary care operators. Pediatric healthcare workers were involved in an online survey to assess sleep quality, stress and anxiety level, self-efficacy and social support in Italian pediatric healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic.
resultsWe found that 67.4% of our sample suffered from sleep disturbance and 19.4% of subjects suffered from anxiety. Lower values of anxiety and social support were found in primary care staff compared to secondary care one. The associations between healthcare professional figures (being primary or secondary care operators) and mental health outcomes were not statistically significant. However, sex, age and having a SARS-CoV-2 infected relative/friend had an independent effect on mental health outcomes. It is crucial to provide social and psychological support to pediatric healthcare workers. A tailored psychological screening would be desirable for female healthcare workers and for those who have a SARS-CoV-2 infected relative/friend.
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