Journal article
Network Analysis of Insomnia in Chinese Mental Health Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study
Wei Bai, Yanjie Zhao, Fengrong An, Qinge Zhang, Sha Sha, Teris Cheung, Calvin Pak-Wing Cheng, Chee H Ng, Yu-Tao Xiang
NATURE AND SCIENCE OF SLEEP | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.2147/NSS.S326880
Abstract
Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is associated with increased risk of insomnia symptoms (insomnia hereafter) in health-care professionals. Network analysis is a novel approach in linking mechanisms at the symptom level. The aim of this study was to characterize the insomnia network structure in mental health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients and Methods: A total of 10,516 mental health professionals were recruited from psychiatric hospitals or psychiatric units of general hospitals nationwide between March 15 and March 20, 2020. Insomnia was assessed with the insomnia severity index (ISI). Centrality index (ie, strength) was used to identify sympto..
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Awarded by National Science and Technology Major Project for investigational new drug
Awarded by Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission
Awarded by University of Macau
Awarded by Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Funding Acknowledgements
The study was supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project for investigational new drug (2018ZX09201-014) , the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission (No. Z181100001518005) , the University of Macau (MYRG2019-00066-FHS) , Faculty-allocated funds for PIs (FAF) , and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2020YJ065) .