effect of self-care education on sleep quality and psychological disorders in post-discharged patients with covid-19

Background and objective: the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) affects the physiologic and psychological systems of humans and can lead to different degrees of depression, stress, anxiety, and insomnia. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of self-care education on sleep quality and psychological disorders in patients with covid-19 following discharge.materials and methods: this study was performed on 50 patients with covid-19, who were educated via telephone. the average time for each interview and education was 20-40 minutes. the education included effective ways to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression as well as sleep hygiene. data collection tools included three sections: demographic information, pittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi) questionnaire, and depression, anxiety, and stress scale (dass). these questionnaires were completed by three nurses once 2-3 days after discharge and again one month later by tele-phone. data were analyzed using spss software.results: 69% of patients were men with a mean age of 59 years old. significant difference was observed in each of the subscales of depression, anxiety, and stress, and their total mean (p < 0.0500), in addition, a significant difference was observed in sleep quality of patients with covid-19 (p < 0.0500) between 2-3 days after discharge and 1 month later after education.conclusion: people with covid-19 had less sleep quality and higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. the self-care education regarding sleep hygiene and ways to deal with stress to improve these factors had a significant impact and led to a significant level.