%0 Journal Article %T Predicting the severity of COVID-19 anxiety based on sleep quality and mental health in healthcare workers %J Journal of Preventive and Complementary Medicine %I Sadra Danesh Negar, Almaty, Kazakhstan %Z %A Hassanvandi, Saba %A Mohammadi, Mohammad Taghi %A Shahyad, Shima %D 2022 %\ 08/18/2022 %V 1 %N 4 %P 184-191 %! Predicting the severity of COVID-19 anxiety based on sleep quality and mental health in healthcare workers %K COVID-19 %K Quality of sleep %K Health care workers %K mental health %R 10.22034/ncm.2022.344007.1048 %X Background: One of the social groups whose psychological assessment is important during the COVID-19 outbreak is healthcare workers. Objective: This study aimed to predict the severity of COVID-19 anxiety in healthcare workers based on sleep quality and mental health. Methods: This correlational study was conducted on 180 healthcare workers (129 females and 51 males). Participants completed the researcher-created demographic information questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), and the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale (CDAS). Results: The results showed that 23.3% of healthcare workers reported COVID-19 anxiety. The severity of COVID-19 anxiety varied among different work shifts and educational degrees of healthcare workers, with those on morning shifts and those with master's degrees showing low levels of COVID-19 anxiety. Additionally, there was a significant relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and mental health. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between all dimensions of sleep quality except sleep efficiency and COVID-19 anxiety (P<0.05). Finally, the results of logistic regression analysis showed that low sleep quality in individuals increased the chance of emerging intense anxiety due to COVID-19 by 3.11 times (OR=3.11). Conclusion: These results showed that the most important contributing factor to COVID-19 anxiety in healthcare workers is the sleep quality of individuals. Therefore, providing screening and interventional programs is needed to improve the sleep quality of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. %U https://www.nclinmed.com/article_153234_f92474b71cd01e329c401281f371f14a.pdf