Since the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide, healthcare workers—resident physicians in particular—have been hugely involved in facing the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing unprecedented challenges in fighting the disease. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of poor sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and alterations in mood state profiles in this category. This cross-sectional study, conducted in 2020, enrolled 119 subjects from a university hospital in southern Italy. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaires were administered to physicians divided into four areas: anesthesiology, medicine, service, and surgery. In the overall sample, approximately 45% reported poor sleep quality, although only nine subjects (8%) reported an ESS score that suggested excessive daytime sleepiness. Alterations in mood profiles were also observed; the Vigor and Fatigue factors were the most altered. In particular, anesthesiologists seem to be the most affected category, showing a profound decrease in Vigor with a concomitant increase in Fatigue. Considering the possible consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, preventive measures should be adopted, especially those aimed at facilitating a better turnover of physicians, optimizing the working schedule, and improving the organization of work.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, mood disturbances, resident physicians, 【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, cross-sectional, COVID-19 pandemic, Italy, Novel coronavirus, Spread, Prevalence, healthcare, Sleep, Physicians, scale, Quality, questionnaire, preventive measure, mood, index, Factor, profile, subject, alteration, university hospital, vigor, physician, Pittsburgh, sleepiness, Administered, concomitant increase, state, consequence, decrease, anesthesiologist, enrolled, affected, evaluate, involved, reported, the disease, conducted, nine, suggested, adopted, ESS, 【제목키워드】 resident, Sleep, Quality, mood, physician, state,