Table 2.

Comparison of sleep quality scores of healthcare workers measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index before and after they started screening patients for the 2019-nCoV in the department handling febrile patients.

	Pre-screening	Post-screening	Difference	P-value
Sleep quality	0.83 ± 0.035	1.06 ± 0.052	0.23 ± 0.066	0.001
Sleep latency	1.7 ± 0.107	2.22 ± 0.127	0.53 ± 0.166	0.002
Sleep duration	0.51 ± 0.035	0.59 ± 0.058	0.0791 ± 0.065	0.514
Sleep efficiency	0.76 ± 0.05	1.46 ± 0.073	0.7 ± 0.093	<0.001
Sleep disturbances	0.80 ± 0.031	0.85 ± 0.035	0.05 ± 0.048	0.289
Use of medication	0 ± 0	0.12 ± 0.032	0.12 ± 0.032	<0.001
Daytime dysfunction	1.45 ± 0.089	1.92 ± 0.119	0.47 ± 0.15	0.002
Sleep quality total score	6.54 ± 0.196	8.24 ± 0.326	1.71 ± 0.395	<0.001

The data are presented as the means ± SD. Scores obtained pre-screening and those obtained during the screening process were compared using the paired Student's t test. Abbreviations: 2019-nCoV, 2019 novel coronavirus.