Psychological distress and sleep problems in healthcare workers in a developing context during COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for workplace wellbeing.

摘要: Abstract Background Emotional wellbeing of healthcare workers is critical to the quality patient care, and effective function health services. The corona virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic exerted unique physical emotional demands on workers, however little known about during COVID-19 in resource-restricted settings. This study investigated prevalence psychological distress, sleep problems a referral hospital Nigeria. Methods A total 303 were interviewed with 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) evaluate Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) assess multidimensional aspects sleep, including quality, latency, duration, habitual efficiency, disturbances, use sleeping medications daytime dysfunction. Results participants mostly males, 183(60.4%) mean age was 38.8(SD = 8.9) years. Most married (70.3%), had spent less than 10 years service (72.9%), no medical comorbidity (92.1%). distress 23.4%, six every ten reported problems. largest proportion difficulty latency (81.5%), duration (71.3%), dysfunction (69.6%), while approximately one third (32%) each using medication, quality. Psychological inter-related poor (p = 0.001; effect size = 0.2). Conclusion rates several folds previously similar contexts. Preventative psychosocial support services for are indicated. creation culturally-sensitive interdisciplinary blueprint locally-viable actions model strongly suggested ahead future emergency situations.