Sleep Quality and Mood State in Resident Physicians during COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Population
2.2. Measures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Overall | Anesthesiology | Medicine | Service | Surgery | p-Value | |
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N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Sociodemographic factors | ||||||
Total | 119 (100.00) | 29 (24.17) | 33 (27.50) | 32 (26.67) | 25 (20.83) | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 56 (47.06) | 6 (20.69) | 14 (42.42) | 16 (50.00) | 20 (80.00) | <0.001 |
Female | 63 (52.94) | 23 (79.31) | 19 (57.58) | 16 (50.00) | 5 (20.00) | |
Age | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 30.66 ± 3.04 | 31.79 ± 3.59 | 29.45 ± 1.86 | 31.06 ± 3.66 | 32.24 ± 6.22 | 0.015 |
Range | 27–47 | 28–47 | 27–34 | 27–41 | 27–35 | |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 15 (12.61) | 3 (10.34) | 3 (9.09) | 7 (21.88) | 2 (8.00) | 0.390 |
Unmarried | 104 (87.39) | 26 (89.66) | 30 (90.91) | 25 (78.13) | 23 (92.00) | |
Parenthood | ||||||
Yes | 12 (10.08) | 1 (3.45) | 3 (9.09) | 7 (21.88) | 1 (4.00) | 0.099 |
No | 107 (89.92) | 28 (96.55) | 30 (90.91) | 25 (78.13) | 24 (96.00) | |
Health and lifestyle factors | ||||||
BMI | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 23.55 ± 3.25 | 23.21 ± 3.77 | 23.12 ± 3.11 | 23.18 ± 3.00 | 24.98 ± 2.82 | 0.059 |
Smoking habit | ||||||
Yes | 43 (36.13) | 11 (37.93) | 7 (21.21) | 13 (40.63) | 12 (48.00) | 0.170 |
No | 76 (63.87) | 18 (62.07) | 26 (78.79) | 19 (59.38) | 13 (52.00) | |
Alcohol intake | ||||||
Yes | 56 (47.06) | 14 (48.28) | 16 (48.48) | 13 (40.63) | 13 (52.00) | 0.844 |
No | 63 (52.94) | 15 (51.72) | 17 (51.52) | 19 (59.38) | 12 (48.00) | |
Drugs | ||||||
Yes | 20 (16.81) | 5 (17.24) | 8 (24.24) | 3 (9.38) | 4 (16.00) | 0.475 |
No | 99 (83.19) | 24 (82.76) | 25 (75.76) | 29 (90.63) | 21 (84.00) | |
Work-related factors | ||||||
Year in residency program | ||||||
First | 24 (20.00) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (9.09) | 14 (43.75) | 7 (28.00) | <0.001 |
Second | 24 (20.00) | 3 (10.34) | 14 (42.42) | 3 (9.38) | 4 (16.00) | |
Third | 39 (32.50) | 15 (51.72) | 10 (30.30) | 10 (31.25) | 3 (12.00) | |
Fourth | 26 (21.67) | 8 (27.59) | 6 (18.18) | 5 (15.63) | 7 (28.00) | |
Fifth | 7 (5.83) | 3 (10.34) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (16.00) | |
Night shifts | ||||||
Yes | 75 (63.03) | 29 (100.00) | 18 (54.55) | 9 (28.13) | 19 (76.00) | <0.001 |
No | 44 (36.97) | 0 (0.00) | 15 (45.45) | 23 (71.88) | 6 (24.00) | |
Hours per week | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 41.39 ± 6.86 | 40.62 ± 4.46 | 42.42 ± 8.43 | 39.22 ± 4.13 | 43.68 ± 8.78 | 0.067 |
Overall | Anesthesiology | Medicine | Service | Surgery | p-Value | |
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
ESS | 6.47 ± 2.98 | 7.17 ± 2.98 | 5.94 ± 2.67 | 5.88 ± 3.14 | 7.12 ± 3.05 | 0.233 |
PSQI | 6.20 ± 2.83 | 6.03 ± 2.57 | 6.24 ± 3.61 | 6.28 ± 2.51 | 6.24 ± 2.47 | 0.790 |
POMS | 43.09 ± 34.92 | 53.52 ± 40.55 | 43.15 ± 33.74 | 36.47 ± 32.36 | 39.40 ± 31.69 | 0.552 |
POMS factors | ||||||
Tension (T) | 12.31 ± 5.65 | 14.14 ± 5.95 | 11.79 ± 5.50 | 10.94 ± 5.36 | 12.64 ± 5.57 | 0.197 |
Depression (D) | 12.98 ± 10.43 | 15.62 ± 13.18 | 12.82 ± 9.51 | 12.09 ± 10.24 | 11.28 ± 7.96 | 0.731 |
Anger (A) | 13.17 ± 9.53 | 14.21 ± 11.03 | 12.97 ± 8.94 | 11.31 ± 9.43 | 14.60 ± 8.68 | 0.560 |
Vigor (V) | 16.71 ± 5.26 | 14.00 ± 4.88 | 16.79 ± 5.05 | 17.44 ± 5.27 | 18.84 ± 4.92 | 0.010 |
Fatigue (F) | 10.95 ± 4.66 | 11.76 ± 4.30 | 11.30 ± 4.99 | 9.91 ± 5.05 | 10.88 ± 4.10 | 0.512 |
Confusion (C) | 10.39 ± 4.92 | 11.79 ± 4.69 | 11.06 ± 5.19 | 9.66 ± 4.75 | 8.84 ± 4.67 | 0.139 |
Overall | Anesthesiology | Medicine | Service | Surgery | p-Value | |
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N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
ESS | ||||||
≤10 | 110 (92.44) | 25 (86.21) | 33 (100.00) | 30 (93.75) | 22 (88.00) | 0.107 |
>10 | 9 (7.56) | 4 (13.79) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (6.25) | 3 (12.00) | |
PSQI | ||||||
≤5 | 66 (55.46) | 19 (65.52) | 20 (60.61) | 16 (50.00) | 11 (44.00) | 0.531 |
6–10 | 41 (34.45) | 7 (24.14) | 9 (27.27) | 14 (43.75) | 11 (44.00) | |
>10 | 12 (10.08) | 3 (10.34) | 4 (12.12) | 2 (6.25) | 3 (12.00) |
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Costa, C.; Teodoro, M.; Briguglio, G.; Vitale, E.; Giambò, F.; Indelicato, G.; Micali, E.; Italia, S.; Fenga, C. Sleep Quality and Mood State in Resident Physicians during COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8023. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158023
Costa C, Teodoro M, Briguglio G, Vitale E, Giambò F, Indelicato G, Micali E, Italia S, Fenga C. Sleep Quality and Mood State in Resident Physicians during COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(15):8023. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158023
Chicago/Turabian StyleCosta, Chiara, Michele Teodoro, Giusi Briguglio, Ermanno Vitale, Federica Giambò, Giuliano Indelicato, Elvira Micali, Sebastiano Italia, and Concettina Fenga. 2021. "Sleep Quality and Mood State in Resident Physicians during COVID-19 Pandemic" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 15: 8023. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158023