Anxiety Levels and Sleep Quality of Individuals During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep quality and anxiety levels of individuals in Turkey during the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data were electronically collected between 10 May 2020 and 30 July 2020. Personal information form, State-trait anxiety inventory and Pittsburg sleep quality index were used as data collection tools. Results: A statistically significant difference was found in terms of gender, age, educational status, economic status, childbearing status and statetrait anxiety scores. It was determined that 183 (78.9%) participants with good sleep quality did not have sleep problems after the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, and 113 (65.3%) participants with poor sleep quality experienced sleep problems after the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result of an increase in the state-strait anxiety scale score by 1 point, the risk of poor sleep quality increased 1.051 times (5.1%). Conclusion: In this study, the anxiety levels of women, young people, children, individuals with low educational status and individuals with poor economic status were high. After the COVID-19 outbreak started, the number of individuals with sleep problems increased. Increasing anxiety levels during the COVID-19 outbreak increased poor sleep quality. These results will help mental health professionals, who are involved in community mental health services, to manage such individuals in a better way. Amac: Koronavirus hastaligi-2019 (COVID-19) pandemi surecinde Turkiye'deki bireylerde anksiyete duzeyleri ve uyku kaliteleri arasindaki iliskinin incelenmesi amaclanmistir. Gerec ve Yontem: Kesitsel tipte olan calisma, 10 Mayis-30 Temmuz 2020 tarihleri arasinda, elektronik ortamda toplanmistir. Calismaya 405 kisi katilmistir. Veri toplama araclari kisisel bilgi formu, Durumluluksurekli kaygi envanteri ve Pittsburg uyku kalitesi indeksidir. Bulgular: Cinsiyet, yas, egitim durumu, ekonomik durum, cocuk sahibi olma durumu ile durumluluk-surekli kaygi puanlarina gore istatistiksel olarak anlamli fark bulunmustur. Iyi uyku duzeyinde olan 183 kisinin (%78,9) COVID-19 sonrasi uyku sorunu yasamadigi, kotu uyku duzeyinde olan 113 kisinin (%65,3) COVID-19 sonrasi uyku sorunu yasadigi tespit edilmistir. Durumluk kaygi olcegi puanlarinin 1 birim artmasi sonucunda (yani durumluk kayginin atmasi sonucunda), kotu uyku kalitesi riskinin 1,051 kat daha artacagi (%5,1 artacagi) tespit edilmistir. Sonuc: Calismamizda, kadinlarin, genclerin, egitim durumu dusuk, ekonomik durumu kotu ve cocuk sahibi olanlarin anksiyete seviyeleri yuksek bulunmustur. COVID-19 salgini baslandiktan sonra uyku sorunu yasayan bireylerin sayisi artmistir. COVID-19 salgini surecinde kayginin artmasi kotu uyku kalitesini artirmistir. Bu sonuclar toplum ruh sagligi hizmetlerinde ruh sagligi calisanlarina isik tutacaktir.