Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Dec 2023)

Sleep quality of nurses who worked in coping with COVID-19: an integrative review

  • Ítalo Arão Pereira Ribeiro,
  • Ana Lívia Castelo Branco de Oliveira,
  • Carla Danielle Araújo Feitosa,
  • Sandra Cristina Pillon,
  • Maria Helena Palucci Marziale,
  • Márcia Astrês Fernandes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0007
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 76, no. 6

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ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze sleep quality of nurses who worked coping with COVID-19 in scientific evidence. Methods: an integrative review, carried out in seven databases, including studies between December 2021 and June 2022, without language restrictions. The sample consisted of 15 primary studies. Results: nurses working in hospital, intensive care, outpatient care and teaching institutions constitute a vulnerable group for sleep disorders: latency, duration, efficiency and quality. The disorders identified involved insomnia at varying levels of severity: daytime dysfunction and morning sleepiness. Night work and low capacity for self-care were determinants of impaired sleep patterns. Final considerations: the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to greater vulnerability of nurses to changes in sleep, requiring strategies for risk management and well-being promotion.

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