Anxiety Disorder, Depression and Changes in Sleep Habits in Healthcare Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Objective: Determine the prevalence of anxiety disorders, depression and changes in sleeping habits of health workers in the COVID-19 pandemic at UMF No. 77. Methods: Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive and prospective study. A161 healthcare workers (male and female), over 18 years of age, assigned to the Family Medicine Unit No. 77, in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, were included. Non-probabilistic sampling was carried out for convenience. PSQI was applied to assess sleep quality, HADS was applied to determine the presence of depression and anxiety, and sociodemographic data were collected. Data were analyzed through the SPSS Statistics program. Results: 161 participants were included with a mean age of 41 years, 77.64% women. A prevalence of anxiety of 25.47%, depression 9.32% and a sleep quality index by PSQI of 7.08 were determined, mainly affecting latency (1.4), daytime dysfunction (1.19) and sleep disturbance (1.19). Young adults suffered more from anxiety (39.33% vs. 21.87%), depression (18.18% vs. 7.03%), and poorer sleep quality (8.12% vs. 6.81%). The shift most affected by anxiety due to anxiety was the night shift (37.5%), with depression during the accumulated shift (29.41%). Conclusion. There is a significant presence of anxiety and depression in the unit and poor quality of sleep, especially in those young workers who belong to the night shift or accumulated shift and in those who work as social workers or chemists.