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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022

Sleep disorders and mental health in hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional multicenter study in Northern Italy.

Paola Proserpio, Elena Zambrelli, Andrea Lanza, Ambra Dominese, Roberta Di Giacomo, Rui Quintas, Irene Tramacere, Annalisa Rubino, Katherine Turner, Claudio Colosio and 5 more

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Paola Proserpio *Department of Neuroscience, Sleep Medicine Centre, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 20162, Milan, Italy.
Elena Zambrelli *Epilepsy Centre, Sleep Medicine Centre, Childhood and Adolescence Neuropsychiatry Unit, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, San Paolo Hospital, Via Antonio di Rudinì, 8, 20142, Milan, Italy.
Andrea LanzaDepartment of Neuroscience, Sleep Medicine Centre, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 20162, Milan, Italy.
Ambra DomineseEpilepsy Unit, Sleep Disorders Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Roberta Di GiacomoEpilepsy Unit, Sleep Disorders Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Rui QuintasEpilepsy Unit, Sleep Disorders Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Irene TramacereDepartment of Research and Clinical Development, Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Annalisa RubinoDepartment of Neuroscience, Sleep Medicine Centre, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 20162, Milan, Italy.
Katherine TurnerEpilepsy Centre, Sleep Medicine Centre, Childhood and Adolescence Neuropsychiatry Unit, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, San Paolo Hospital, Via Antonio di Rudinì, 8, 20142, Milan, Italy.
Claudio ColosioOccupational Health Unit, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, San Paolo Hospital, Via Antonio di Rudinì, 8, 20142, Milan, Italy.
Federica CattaneoDepartment of Neuroscience, Sleep Medicine Centre, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 20162, Milan, Italy.
Maria Paola CaneviniEpilepsy Centre, Sleep Medicine Centre, Childhood and Adolescence Neuropsychiatry Unit, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, San Paolo Hospital, Via Antonio di Rudinì, 8, 20142, Milan, Italy.
Armando D'AgostinoDepartment of Health Sciences, Università Degli Studi, Milan, Italy.
Elio Clemente AgostoniDepartment of Neuroscience, Sleep Medicine Centre, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 20162, Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe DidatoEpilepsy Unit, Sleep Disorders Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy. giuseppe.didato@istituto-besta.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4812-6310
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · ITOspedale Maggiore · ITOspedale San Paolo · ITAOL (United States) · USUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFrom the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers had to face unprecedented emergency needs associated with an extraordinary amount of psychological distress. In this cross-sectional multicenter study, we investigated sleep disturbances, and the level of anxiety and depression among the healthcare and non-healthcare staff of three hospitals in Milan (Italy) during the COVID-19 outbreak. Moreover, we explored potential predisposing factors for affective symptoms and poor sleep.

methodsBetween June and July 2020, we administered an online questionnaire to evaluate the presence of sleep disorders (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), insomnia (Sleep Condition Indicator), anxiety (State Trait Anxiety Inventory), and depression (Beck Depression Inventory-II). We used univariate and multivariate analysis to evaluate the association between the personal conditions and sleep and affective disorders.

resultsThe 964 participants reported high rates of sleep disorders (80.3%)-mainly insomnia (30.5%)-anxiety (69.7%), and depression (32.8%). The multivariate analysis showed a strong association of sleep disorders, especially insomnia, with female gender (p = 0.004), divorced marital status (p = 0.015), self-isolation (p = 0.037), and chronic diseases (p = 0.003). Anxiety was significantly associated with teleworking (p = 0.001), while depressive symptoms were associated with self-isolation (p = 0.028), modified work schedules (p = 0.03), and chronic diseases (p = 0.027).

conclusionIn hospital workers, the high prevalence of sleep and psychiatric symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak appears to be determined mainly by modifications of personal or work habits. Teleworking was associated with increased anxiety. An accurate planning of hospital activities and a psychological support are needed to prevent and manage sleep and mental disorders.

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COVID-19Sleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSleep Wake DisordersAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHealth PersonnelHospitalsHumansMental HealthPandemicsPersonnel, HospitalSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 pandemicHospital workersMental healthSleep disordersTeleworking

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PMID35022932
PMCPMC8754520
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