Corona's Effect on Sleep Disorders among the Medical Staff in Primary Health Care in Makkah Al-Mokarramah Saudi Arabia2022

Abstract

Background

      The emerging novel Corona's disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become one of the leading cause of deaths worldwide in 2020. Corona's disease puts great pressure on healthcare workers. Consequently, healthcare workers may have impaired sleep because they need to deal with the illness, suffer from the high risk of death, and adapt to irregular work schedules and frequent shifts. They may experience sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and stress when faced with this major public health threat. Due to their job demands, they are in frequent contact with patients and therefore suffer from extremely high-level stress. Therefore, they may develop acute sleep disorders, including poor sleep quality and experience too little sleep.  Given that healthcare professionals are the frontline workers who take care of patients, their health is extremely important. More specifically, if healthcare providers have any health issues that prevent them from taking care of patients, their local communities more specifically, and their country more generally, will encounter a huge challenge of healthcare burden and consequently impact on all residents’ health.

Aim of the study: To assessment Corona's effect on sleep disorders among the medical staff in primary health care in Makkah Al-Mokarramah Saudi Arabia2022.

Method: Cross sectional study, was conducted among the medical staff in primary the primary health care center in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. All participants were requested to fill in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire to evaluate their sleep quality. In addition, they were inquired about their sleep schedule during day and night. Our total participants were(200) Results: Regarding Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of the participant the majority of participant Bad sleep quality were (71.0%) while Good sleep quality were (29.0%) Show that is a significant correlation in (PSQI) were p-value =0.001 and X² 34.445.

Conclusion: sleep problems appear to have been common during the Corona's disease pandemic. One in every three individuals reported the sleep problems. Nearly half of the healthcare professionals encountered sleep problems during the pandemic period. Healthcare providers may want to design appropriate programs to help individuals overcome their sleep problems.