Sleep conditions in health personnel during the SARS-CoV-2pandemic in Uruguay. Approach from Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology (PNIE)
Sleep is a physiological state of the body that must occur daily at night, in adequate quantity and quality. If any of these characteristics are not fulfilled, it affects the quality of life, appearing dysfunctions in the five dimensions considered from psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology (PNIE) for the...
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Asociación de Medicina del Estrés y Psicoinmunoneuroendocrinología
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/pinelatam/article/view/39184 |
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| Sumario: | Sleep is a physiological state of the body that must occur daily at night, in adequate quantity and quality. If any of these characteristics are not fulfilled, it affects the quality of life, appearing dysfunctions in the five dimensions considered from psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology (PNIE) for the analysis of different phenomena: biological, cognitive, psychoemotional, socioecological and spiritual. Continuous poor sleep quality leads to chronic stress and the advent of various diseases.
The objective of this work was to explore the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the sleep of MD practitioners who attend emergencies in Uruguay, a population that is especially under labor-intensive during it, from a PNIE approach.
Data collection was carried out through a brief telephone survey of 14 questions, trying to explore the different PNIE dimensions impacted by sleep disorders.
A total of 473 people responded to the survey, three quarters of whom were young women (under 45 years of age). Only 30% of the participants work during daytime hours and 93% of them sleep fewer hours than they need. A high level of consumption of various hypnotic and stimulant psychopharmaceuticals substances was found. High percentages of overweight or obesity and a sedentary lifestyle were recorded.
Conclusions: A high percentage of sleep disorders was observed, with repercussions on the quality of life of physicians in this sample who work in emergencies, without a clear self-perception of the dimensions of the problem they face and, therefore, absence of measures to reverse the situation, which would require a comprehensive biopsychosocial strategy. |
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