COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on Stress Levels and Sleep Patterns

Authors

  • Dirga Filannira Desky Undergraduate Program of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, 20155, Indonesia
  • Eka Roina Megawati Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, 20155, Indonesia
  • Christoforos Giannaki Department of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, 2417, Cyprus

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32734/sumej.v7i3.17080

Keywords:

COVID-19 pandemic, sleep patterns, physical distancing, stress level, students

Abstract

Background: Physical distancing during COVID-19 pandemic had important role to prevent and slow down its transmission but has some negative psychological effects such as stress, confusion, frustation, and sleep pattern changes. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress levels and sleep patterns. Methods: This was a cross sectional study that involved a hundred medical students of Universitas Sumatera Utara. The data of this study was obtained by questionnaires and analyzed using Spearman correlation test. Results: This study found that based on the stress level, there were 59 students categorized normal, mild 16 students, moderate 10 students, severe 9 students, and very severe 6 students. The sleep patterns described that only 11 students slept normally and 89 students experienced sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study found there was a significant correlation between the COVID-19 pandemic on stress levels (p:0.01 and r:0.58) and sleep patterns (p:0.01 and r:0.36). Conclusion: This study found that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on increasing stress levels and causing sleep disturbances among medical students. Strengthening mental health support during pandemics is essential to minimize these effects.

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2024-09-05

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Desky DF, Megawati ER, Christoforos Giannaki. COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on Stress Levels and Sleep Patterns. Sumat. Med. J. [Internet]. 2024Sep.5 [cited 2025May12];7(3):150-4. Available from: https://talenta.usu.ac.id/smj/article/view/17080

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2024): Sumatera Medical Journal (SUMEJ)

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