Evaluation of Sleep Quality, Daytime Sleepiness Levels, and Anxiety and Depression Levels of Inpatients with COVID-19 Treatment According to Oxygen Needs: A Case-control Study

Abstract

Objective:Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has detrimental effects on both physical and mental health of patients. Since sleep quality is closely related to the health status of a person, deterioration in sleep is expected in these patients. The aim of this study was to detect sleep problems in 19 consecutive inpatients and compare them with other inpatients with different diagnoses in order to determine whether being a pandemic patient makes a significant difference.Materials and Methods:Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index has a value between 0 and 21 points. High values indicate poor sleep quality and a high level of sleep disturbance. If the total score is above 5, it indicates that the sleep quality is clinically poor. The hospital anxiety depression scale is a self-report scale and consists of 14 items, 7 of which investigate depression and 7 anxiety symptoms.Results:Fifty one inpatients were included in this study as the control group (group 1). Fifty COVID-19 positive patients hospitalized in need of oxygen (group 3) and 50 COVID-19 positive patients hospitalized with no need for oxygen (group 2) were enrolled in the study. The oxygen need of patients was found to be significantly related to the presence of chronic diseases.Conclusion:Depression rates were found to be significantly higher in COVID-19 patients compared with the control group. Further studies with an increased number of cases are needed to establish a better link between oxygen need and sleep disorders.

Keywords

• covid-19
• sleep disorder
• insomnia
• anxiety
• depression