TY - JOUR T1 - Sleep of health professionals during the lockdown for COVID 19 in Greece JF - ERJ Open Research JO - erjor DO - 10.1183/23120541.sleepandbreathing-2021.18 VL - 7 IS - suppl 7 SP - 18 AU - A Pataka AU - S Kotoulas AU - G Kalamaras AU - K Fekete AU - S Tzinas AU - E Chatzopoulos AU - E Sourla AU - P Argyropoulou Y1 - 2021/04/16 UR - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/suppl_7/18.abstract N2 - Background: In December 2019, a novel corona virus was identified (COVID-19). Medical workers generally experience high levels of stress, frequent work shifts and irregular work schedule, which may lead to increased sleep disturbances especially during a pandemic. Medical workers are not only under high risk of infection but also in high mental stress, leading to acute sleep disturbances. This study aimed to measure the impact of COVID-19 on the healthcare workers sleep during the first lockdown in Greece.Methods: An online cross-sectional, anonymized, self-reported questionnaire survey was conducted in April 2020, including basic information (age, gender, marriage, education level, etc.), contact with COVID-19 patients, quarantine status, current physical condition, Sleep Condition Indicator (SCI) , DAR-5 (anger), PHQ-4(depression and anxiety), Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI), Loneliness scale (LS).Results: 575 health workers answered (males/females 47%/53%) 79% doctors with mean age 45.5±11.1years. From them 9% worked in the ICU. Sleep quality did not change in 71% of the participants, 15.7% had worse and 13.3% better than before lockdown. Insomnia during pandemic was reported in 10.2%, especially women. Mean SCI was 26.4±5.7, DAR 5 7.7±2.65, PHQ-4 total 2.87±2.3 (PHQ4anxiety1.34±1.2 PHQ4 depression1.53±1.3), HIS: 2.4±1.68 (9.1 % severe) and LS 5.01±1.63 (35% Lonely). A negative correlation was found between SCI , PHQ(0.55, p<0.001) and SCI- LS (0.31, p<0.001), especially in women and in laboratory health professionals.Conclusion: Changes in sleep quality were observed in health professionals, especially women. No significant differences were found according to specialty.FootnotesCite this article as ERJ Open Research 2021; 7: Suppl. 7, 18.This is an ERS Lung Science Conference abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only). ER -