predicting the severity of covid-19 anxiety based on sleep quality and mental health in healthcare workers

Background: one of the social groups whose psychological assessment is important during the covid-19 outbreak is healthcare workers.objective: this study aimed to predict the severity of covid-19 anxiety in healthcare workers based on sleep quality and mental health.methods: this correlational study was conducted on 180 healthcare workers (129 females and 51 males). participants completed the researcher-created demographic information questionnaire, the pittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi), the general health questionnaire (ghq-12), and the covid-19 anxiety scale (cdas).results: the results showed that 23.3% of healthcare workers reported covid-19 anxiety. the severity of covid-19 anxiety varied among different work shifts and educational degrees of healthcare workers, with those on morning shifts and those with master’s degrees showing low levels of covid-19 anxiety. additionally, there was a significant relationship between covid-19 anxiety and mental health. furthermore, there was a significant relationship between all dimensions of sleep quality except sleep efficiency and covid-19 anxiety (p<0.05). finally, the results of logistic regression analysis showed that low sleep quality in individuals increased the chance of emerging intense anxiety due to covid-19 by 3.11 times (or=3.11).conclusion: these results showed that the most important contributing factor to covid-19 anxiety in healthcare workers is the sleep quality of individuals. therefore, providing screening and interventional programs is needed to improve the sleep quality of healthcare workers during the covid-19 pandemic.