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Factors associated with insomnia and aggression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

D. Schneider-Matyka ,
A. M. Cybulska ,
K. Rachubińska ,
S. Grochans  and
A. Weymann
D. Schneider-Matyka*
Affiliation:
1Department of Nursing
A. M. Cybulska
Affiliation:
1Department of Nursing
K. Rachubińska
Affiliation:
1Department of Nursing
S. Grochans
Affiliation:
2Department of Clinical Nursing
A. Weymann
Affiliation:
3Student Scientific Club of Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Healthcare workers are exposed to increased risks of insomnia and aggression during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives

The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence rate of insomnia and aggression and identify associated risk factors among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Methods

A total of 264 healthcare workers participated in the study. The study was conducted with the diagnostic survey method, using the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, the Athens Insomnia Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and a questionnaire of our authorship.

Results

The vast majority of the respondents (81.06%) suffered from insomnia and had poor sleep quality (78.03%). Education (p=0.038), marital (p=0.043) and parental status (p=0.004), and contact with patients suffering from COVID-19 (p=0.024) were statistically significant contributors to insomnia. Working time was found to significantly correlate with insomnia (r=0.124 p=0.044) and a physical aggression (r=0.168 p=0.006), anger (r=0.121 p=0.05), a verbal aggression (r=-0.132 p=0.032). Age was found to significantly correlate with total aggression (r=-0.133 p=0.031), verbal aggression (r=-0.138 p=0.025), anger (r=-0.151 p=0.014). Sex was found to be statistically significantly related to physical aggression (p=0.017), anger (p=0.032), and hostility (p=0.002).

Conclusions

A considerable proportion of HCWs experienced sleep disorders during the pandemic, emphasizing the need to establish ways to reduce long-term adverse outcomes associated with chronic insomnia and adjust interventions under pandemic conditions. Our findings confirm that insomnia and poor sleep quality are consistently associated with aggression.

Disclosure of Interest

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S211
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