The Sleep Quality of the Frontline Healthcare Workers and the Improving Effect of Tai Chi
BackgroundA number of studies have documented that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) brought more negative impact on the physical and psychological functioning of frontline healthcare workers. Especially, sleep quality was focused. This study aimed to investigate the sleep quality of frontline hea...
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| author | Jingye Zhan Kangdi Yang Zhuoer Sun Lingling Bai Xiaoying Lu Xiuhong Wang Weizhi Liu Chen Yi Lina Wang |
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| description | BackgroundA number of studies have documented that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) brought more negative impact on the physical and psychological functioning of frontline healthcare workers. Especially, sleep quality was focused. This study aimed to investigate the sleep quality of frontline healthcare workers, risk factors for sleep quality, and the effect of Tai Chi training.MethodsA total of 98 frontline healthcare workers were recruited, coming from the infection department, fever clinic, laboratory, and medical imaging department in a COVID-19-designated hospital in Shanghai. Of them, 50 participated in a 2-week intervention and were randomized to receive a Tai Chi training or relaxation training. Participants were assessed at baseline, 7 and 14 days after participation. Demographic information, sleep quality, and anxiety were measured by using the demographic questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).Results13.3% participants were above the cut-off score (>10) for the PSQI. Regression analysis showed gender, age, working years, and job category had effect on sleep quality. Compared to the control group, participants in the Tai Chi training group had lower scores on both PSQI (p < 0.05) and BAI (p < 0.01) after the 2-week intervention.ConclusionIt was demonstrated that poor sleep quality existed in the frontline healthcare workers, which was related to gender, age, working years, and job category. Tai Chi training can dramatically improve their sleep quality and reduce anxiety symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7c054aa206c4fe8bfa22cbbc66a05f32022-12-22T02:10:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-05-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.883590883590The Sleep Quality of the Frontline Healthcare Workers and the Improving Effect of Tai ChiJingye Zhan0Kangdi Yang1Zhuoer Sun2Lingling Bai3Xiaoying Lu4Xiuhong Wang5Weizhi Liu6Chen Yi7Lina Wang8Lab for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaLab for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaLab for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Nursing, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaLab for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaBackgroundA number of studies have documented that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) brought more negative impact on the physical and psychological functioning of frontline healthcare workers. Especially, sleep quality was focused. This study aimed to investigate the sleep quality of frontline healthcare workers, risk factors for sleep quality, and the effect of Tai Chi training.MethodsA total of 98 frontline healthcare workers were recruited, coming from the infection department, fever clinic, laboratory, and medical imaging department in a COVID-19-designated hospital in Shanghai. Of them, 50 participated in a 2-week intervention and were randomized to receive a Tai Chi training or relaxation training. Participants were assessed at baseline, 7 and 14 days after participation. Demographic information, sleep quality, and anxiety were measured by using the demographic questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).Results13.3% participants were above the cut-off score (>10) for the PSQI. Regression analysis showed gender, age, working years, and job category had effect on sleep quality. Compared to the control group, participants in the Tai Chi training group had lower scores on both PSQI (p < 0.05) and BAI (p < 0.01) after the 2-week intervention.ConclusionIt was demonstrated that poor sleep quality existed in the frontline healthcare workers, which was related to gender, age, working years, and job category. Tai Chi training can dramatically improve their sleep quality and reduce anxiety symptoms.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.883590/fullsleep qualityTai Chifrontline healthcare workersCOVID-19anxiety |
| spellingShingle | Jingye Zhan Kangdi Yang Zhuoer Sun Lingling Bai Xiaoying Lu Xiuhong Wang Weizhi Liu Chen Yi Lina Wang The Sleep Quality of the Frontline Healthcare Workers and the Improving Effect of Tai Chi Frontiers in Psychiatry sleep quality Tai Chi frontline healthcare workers COVID-19 anxiety |
| title | The Sleep Quality of the Frontline Healthcare Workers and the Improving Effect of Tai Chi |
| title_full | The Sleep Quality of the Frontline Healthcare Workers and the Improving Effect of Tai Chi |
| title_fullStr | The Sleep Quality of the Frontline Healthcare Workers and the Improving Effect of Tai Chi |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Sleep Quality of the Frontline Healthcare Workers and the Improving Effect of Tai Chi |
| title_short | The Sleep Quality of the Frontline Healthcare Workers and the Improving Effect of Tai Chi |
| title_sort | sleep quality of the frontline healthcare workers and the improving effect of tai chi |
| topic | sleep quality Tai Chi frontline healthcare workers COVID-19 anxiety |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.883590/full |
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