Have Sleep Disorders Increased During the Covid-19 Pandemic?

Objective: This study aims to examine the sleep quality and related factors of the non-infected general population during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This is a descriptive study. The study population consisted of all individuals who were able to fill out the online questionnaire from the different provinces of Turkey. The sample consisted of voluntary participants who had not been infected with COVID-19. The study was concluded with 341 individuals. The data were collected using a personal information form and the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ). Data coding and evaluation were carried out using SPSS 21 software. Numbers, means, percentage distributions, the t-test for independent groups and one-way ANOVA were used to evaluate the data.Results: The participants’ mean RCSQ score was 59.68±21.97. There were statistically significant differences in RCSQ scores due to regular smoking and the presence of an individual diagnosed with COVID-19 in the immediate environment. However, there were no significant differences by age, gender, marital status, previous hospital stays, chronic disease and drug use.Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the sleep quality of the healthy non-infected population was found to be moderate. Regular smoking and the presence of an individual diagnosed with COVID-19 in the immediate environment also affected sleep quality.