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## Study objectives: This study investigated risk factors and estimated rates of acute insomnia disorder in health care workers at the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic. ## Methods: A qualtrics survey of more than 2,300 health care providers was conducted in a single academic health system on may 15, 2020, including practicing attending physicians, residents and fellows in training, advanced practice providers, and nurses. six hundred and sixty-eight responded (29% response rate). the survey employed the research diagnostic criteria for insomnia disorder to diagnose acute insomnia disorder. ## Results: Five hundred seventy-three respondents had no missing data pertaining to sleep, with a mean age of 43.4 ± 12.5 years and 72% women. the rate of insomnia disorder before covid-19 was 44.5%, while after covid-19 it was 64.0%. of persons with insomnia disorder before covid-19 10.2% stated it had resolved during covid-19, while 43.4% of persons who did not have insomnia disorder before covid-19 developed acute insomnia disorder during covid-19 (χ2 = 145.2; df = 1; p < .0001). new cases of acute insomnia disorder were related positively to female sex, advancing age

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Author

William V. McCall; Demetra Mensah-Bonsu; Allison E. Withers; Robert W. Gibson

Publisher

American Academy of Sleep Medicine; The American Academy of Sleep Medicine; American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) (ISSN 1550-9389)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)