The Effect of COVID-19 History on Anxiety Levels and Sleep Quality in Patients Hospitalized in the Neurology Service During the Pandemic Period

Year 2024, Volume: 13 Issue: 2, 360 - 367, 28.08.2024

Tuba Can Akman , Feride Yarar , Ayşenur Yılmaz , Selma Tekin

https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1209471

Abstract

Aim: COVID-19, which emerged in the city of Wuhan, China, brought new living conditions with it by affecting the whole world in a short time. This study aimed to determine the anxiety level and sleep quality of neurology patients hospitalized in the neurology service according to their COVID-19 status during the pandemic period. Materials and Methods: Research data were collected as face-to-face questions and answers between March 20 and May 20, 2021. One hundred (55 Female, 45 Male) patients participated in the study. The patients were divided into two groups according to whether they had COVID-19 or not. Patients who had COVID-19 were designated as the COVID-19 group, and those who did not were designated as the non-COVID-19 group. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess sleep quality and the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (COAS) was used to assess anxiety level. Results: A significant difference was found between the COVID-19 group and non-COVID-19 group for anxiety scale mean scores, total PSQI score averages, and sub-parameters sleep latency, sleep duration, and sleep disturbance (p<0.05). There was a positive moderate correlation between anxiety level and sleep quality (p=0.000, r=0.472). A moderate positive relationship was detected between anxiety level and subjective sleep quality which is one of the sub-parameters of sleep quality (p=0.000, r=0.439). Conclusion: COVID-19 disease has negative effects on the anxiety level and sleep quality of individuals. The extent of these effects should be examined. It is important to consider these effects in treatments.

Keywords

COVID-19, Pandemic, Anxiety, sleep quality

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