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Anxiety and sleep quality in a sample of Lebanese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak

2021; Elsevier BV; Volume: 48; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Francês

10.1016/j.encep.2021.06.016

2589-4935

Myriam Zarzour, Claire El Hachem, Hala Kerbage, Sami Richa, D. El Choueifaty, G. Saliba, Élie Haddad, E. Melki, Ghassan Sleilaty, Renée Maria Saliby, Chadi Sabbagh, Jacques Choucair,

Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout

A cross-sectional, survey based study was conducted in order to assess mental health outcomes among healthcare workers in a private university hospital involved in the COVID-19 response in Lebanon. The main objective was to quantify symptoms of anxiety and sleep quality using self-rating scales (the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) respectively), while identifying factors that might affect those symptoms. A total of 628 healthcare workers completed the survey; 409 (66.2%) were younger than 40 years, and 441 (71.4%) were women. Of all participants, 503 (81.4%) were nurses, 52 (8.4%) were physicians and 63 (10.2%) were residents. Registered nurses, residents, women, and younger participants presented higher scores on both scales than other categories of participants. Among factors related with COVID-19, those associated with higher scores were having relatives affected by the virus (22.2%), being excessively exposed to media (12.9%), and increasing the consumption of substances/alcohol (31.2%) during this period. Factors associated with higher risk of anxiety symptoms after multivariable logistic regression analysis were: female sex, young age, poor sleep quality, and living with elderly. Our findings contribute to the understanding of the psychological wellbeing of health care workers involved in the acute COVID-19 outbreak in Lebanon.