Assessment of sleep quality in severe covid-19 hospitalized patients Authors Nida Zeb Abbasi Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, PIMS Kainaat Baig Department of Internal Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan Muhammad Hassan Department of Neurology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan Fibhaa Syed Department of General Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan Muhammad Anas Waheed Jami Department of Internal Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1353-4162 Muhammad Usman Department of Internal Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7704 Keywords: Sleep condition, Covid-19, PSQI Abstract Objectives: To evaluate the quality of sleep in patients hospitalised with coronavirus disease-2019, and its impact on hospitalisation duration, need for intensive care unit admission and mortality. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, from May 2, 2021 to April 30, 2022, and comprised hospitalised coronavirus disease-2019 patients. Data was gathered using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire, including demographics, comorbidities, length of hospital stay, need for intensive care unit admission, C-reactive protein and D-dimer values at admission, and the outcome. The patients were divided into group A having good sleep quality score >5 and group B having poor sleep quality score <5. Data was analysed using SPSS 25. Results: Of the 1,250 patients, 559(44.7%) were males and 691(55.3%) were females. There were 560(44.8%) patients in group A with mean age 53.80±14.85 years, and 690(55.2%) patients in group B with mean age 53.71±14.32 years. There were no significant intergroup differences in terms of age and high-resolution computed tomography scan (p>0.05). The difference was significant with respect to gender, comorbid conditions, education status as well C-reactive protein and D-dimer levels (p<0.001). Group B patients had a longer duration of hospitalisation (p<0.001) and a higher need for intensive care unit admission (p<0.001) compared to group A. The outcome was death in 166(13.28%) patients in group B compared to 40(3.2%) in group A (p<0.001). Conclusion: Poor sleep quality was found to be associated with longer hospital stay, increased need for mechanical ventilation, and higher mortality rate in coronavirus disease-2019 patients. Key Words: Sleep condition, Covid-19, PSQI. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-02-11 How to Cite Abbasi, N. Z., Baig, K., Muhammad Hassan, Syed, F., Waheed Jami, M. A., & Usman, M. (2024). Assessment of sleep quality in severe covid-19 hospitalized patients. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(3), 445–449. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7704 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 3 (2024): MARCH Section RESEARCH ARTICLE License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.