COMPARING FATIGUE AND SLEEP QUALITY OF NURSES WITH COVID-19 AND THEIR HEALTHY COUNTERPARTS
COVID-19 GEÇİREN HEMŞİRELER İLE SAĞLIKLI MESLEKTAŞLARININ YORGUNLUK VE UYKU KALİTESİNİN KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI
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COVID-19, Fatigue, Nursing, Sleep qualityAbstract
The study aims to compare the fatigue and sleep quality of nurses who had COVID-19 and their healthy counterparts. A cross-sectional design was employed at a university hospital. Data were collected between September 2 and October 29, 2021, using the “Socio-demographic Form”, “Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS)”, “Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)” via Google Forms. A total of 224 nurses took part in the study. Among the participants who were diagnosed with COVID-19, 76.8% were female, 57.3% were aged between 18 and 29 years, and 82.9% reported no chronic diseases. Overall, 36.6% of participants had been diagnosed with COVID-19, with 78% of these diagnoses occurring between July and December 2020. Total PFS and PSQI mean scores of the nurses who were diagnosed with COVID-19 were 6.2±2.2 and 10.1±3.2. Nurses who were not diagnosed with COVID-19 had a PFS total mean score of 5.6±2.4 and a PSQI total mean score of 9.5±3.3. Accordingly, no significant difference was found between the two groups (p>0.05). In conclusion, the results showed that the nurses experienced moderate fatigue and poor sleep quality. However, having COVID-19 did not affect the nurses' fatigue level and sleep quality.
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