Anxiety and Sleep Disturbances among Nurses Working at COVID-19 Dedicated Hospitals in Bangladesh
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Title
Anxiety and Sleep Disturbances among Nurses Working at COVID-19 Dedicated Hospitals in Bangladesh
Subject
Anxiety; COVID-19 dedicated hospitals; pandemic; sleep
disturbances
disturbances
Description
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed nurses
to conditions that threaten their health, well-being, and ability to work. While the
physical health of nurses has received more attention, there has been limited focus
on the long-term psychological effects. In Bangladesh, there is very limited research
on anxiety and sleep disturbances among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the relationship among anxiety, sleep
disturbances, and sociodemographic factors in nurses working at COVID-19
dedicated hospitals in Bangladesh.
Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted among 102 nurses
selected using a convenience sampling technique from two dedicated COVID-19
hospitals. The self-administered Anxiety Scale and Medical Outcome Study Sleep
Scale were used to collect data. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used.
Descriptive statistics included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation,
minimum, and maximum. Pearson product-moment correlation (r), t-tests, and
ANOVA were used for inferential analyses.
Results: About two-fifths (40.2%) of the nurses reported mild to moderate levels
of anxiety, and the majority (84.3%) experienced sleep disturbances. A significant
positive correlation (r=0.54, p=0.000) was found between anxiety and sleep
disturbances. There was a significant relationship between nurses’ age and anxiety
(p=0.000), marital status (p=0.000), family type (p=0.000) highest professional
education (p=0.000), working duration (r=–0.38, p=0.000), COVID-19 positive
history (p=0.016), training (p=0.000), and presence of comorbidity (p=0.008).
Additionally, age (p=0.000), marital status (p=0.020), family type (p=0.000)
highest professional education (p=0.000), working duration (r=0.363, p=0.000),
training (p=0.002), and presence of comorbidity (p=0.015) were also significantly
associated with sleep disturbances.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that age, gender, education, family type, marital
status, training, and comorbidity were significantly associated with increased levels
of anxiety and sleep disturbances. These results highlight the importance of
addressing these sociodemographic factors in mental health interventions to better
support the well-being of frontline nurses during the pandemic.
to conditions that threaten their health, well-being, and ability to work. While the
physical health of nurses has received more attention, there has been limited focus
on the long-term psychological effects. In Bangladesh, there is very limited research
on anxiety and sleep disturbances among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the relationship among anxiety, sleep
disturbances, and sociodemographic factors in nurses working at COVID-19
dedicated hospitals in Bangladesh.
Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted among 102 nurses
selected using a convenience sampling technique from two dedicated COVID-19
hospitals. The self-administered Anxiety Scale and Medical Outcome Study Sleep
Scale were used to collect data. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used.
Descriptive statistics included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation,
minimum, and maximum. Pearson product-moment correlation (r), t-tests, and
ANOVA were used for inferential analyses.
Results: About two-fifths (40.2%) of the nurses reported mild to moderate levels
of anxiety, and the majority (84.3%) experienced sleep disturbances. A significant
positive correlation (r=0.54, p=0.000) was found between anxiety and sleep
disturbances. There was a significant relationship between nurses’ age and anxiety
(p=0.000), marital status (p=0.000), family type (p=0.000) highest professional
education (p=0.000), working duration (r=–0.38, p=0.000), COVID-19 positive
history (p=0.016), training (p=0.000), and presence of comorbidity (p=0.008).
Additionally, age (p=0.000), marital status (p=0.020), family type (p=0.000)
highest professional education (p=0.000), working duration (r=0.363, p=0.000),
training (p=0.002), and presence of comorbidity (p=0.015) were also significantly
associated with sleep disturbances.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that age, gender, education, family type, marital
status, training, and comorbidity were significantly associated with increased levels
of anxiety and sleep disturbances. These results highlight the importance of
addressing these sociodemographic factors in mental health interventions to better
support the well-being of frontline nurses during the pandemic.
Creator
Sujit Mondal1
, Mohammad Nurul Anowar2, Mosammet Khaleda Akter2, Shanzida Khatun2
, Mohammad Nurul Anowar2, Mosammet Khaleda Akter2, Shanzida Khatun2
Source
https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v14i3.60744
Date
29 April 2025
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Sujit Mondal1
, Mohammad Nurul Anowar2, Mosammet Khaleda Akter2, Shanzida Khatun2, “Anxiety and Sleep Disturbances among Nurses Working at COVID-19 Dedicated Hospitals in Bangladesh,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11277.