ManageChatDiscover
363634

The Impact of Sleep Deprivation on the Immune System in Shift-Working Nurses during Outbreak

Article

Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

OverviewSimilar Items

Subjects

-

Tags

Biochemistry

Abstract

Healthcare workers on the front line of COVID-19 face extended work hours with limited breaks, disruption of their sleep patterns, and an imbalance between the effort they put into their work and the rewards they receive. This has a negative impact on their ability to perform their duties, which is further exacerbated by the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), limited resources and inadequate infrastructure, as well as the fear of contracting the virus and spreading it to their families. Consequences of sleep deprivation include persistent insomnia, sleep problems caused by stress, and post-traumatic stress disorder. These changes in sleep patterns have a significant impact on mental well-being, leading to the development or continuation of worry, stress, and sadness, which in turn impairs the capacity to control positive and negative emotions. Having pre-existing sleep difficulties significantly increases the chance of developing and sustaining PTSD when people experience a major stressor like the COVID-19 epidemic. Simultaneously, the way a person manages their emotions related to worry throughout the day affects their ability to sleep at night, leading to ongoing sleep problems. These alterations in sleep and emotional management also impact the immune system. Sleep deprivation is often linked to chronic inflammatory illnesses as a result of disruptions in circadian rhythms, which may lead to potential psychophysiological problems and compromised neuroimmune-endocrine balance. This article aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how sleep disorders impact the immune system and emotional regulation. It explores the phenomenological and neurobiological mechanisms behind these effects and offers insights into cognitive and behavioral coping strategies that health professionals can adopt to promote a healthier sleep pattern during the COVID-19 outbreak.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.294470.9791

Keywords

Nurses, immunity, Sleep deprivation, COVID-19 Outbreak, Immune system

Authors

First Name

Hager

Last Name

Mudaysh Ali Alsalhabi

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nurse Specialist, Riyadh First Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

halsalhbi@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Sahar

Last Name

Mardha Aldawsari

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nurse Specialist, Riyadh First Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

smaldosery@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Fatmah

Last Name

Ahmad Adwan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nurse Specialist, Riyadh First Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

fadwan@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Reem

Last Name

Nasser Mahboub Ali

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nurse Specialist, Riyadh First Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

rnali@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Amirah

Last Name

Mardah Aldwsari

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nursing Technician, Durma General Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

ammoaldosary@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Halima

Last Name

Mohammad Sawed Kulaibi

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nursing Technician, Durma General Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

hkulaibi@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Salwa

Last Name

Mohammed Mubarak Alodayni

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nurse Specialist, Riyadh Third Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

smalodayni@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Muneera

Last Name

Saeed Mohammd Al Shahrani

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nurse Specialist, Riyadh Third Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

malshahrani86@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Munerah

Last Name

Obaid Al-Saadi

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nursing Technician, Durma General Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

munerahoa@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Wafa

Last Name

Fahad Abdurhmen Alsaeed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nurse Specialist, Riyadh Third Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

wfalsaied@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Reem

Last Name

Ahmed Faraj Dardom

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nurse Specialist, Riyadh Third Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

rdardom@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Tahani

Last Name

Abdulrahman Mohammed Alsaeed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nurse Specialist, Riyadh First Health Cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Email

taaalsaeed@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Khalid

Last Name

Awad Althobaity

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nurse Specialist, Taif Health cluster, Taif, Saudi Arabia

Email

kaalthobaiti@moh.gov.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

67

Article Issue

13

Related Issue

46555

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2024-06-01

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

677

Page End

684

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

Article File

EJCHEM_Volume 67_Issue 13_Pages 677-684.pdf

PDF . 376.6kB

Link

https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_363634.html

Detail API

https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=363634

Order

363,634

Type

Review Articles

Type Code

444

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

Publication Link

https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

The Impact of Sleep Deprivation on the Immune System in Shift-Working Nurses during Outbreak

Details

Type

Article

Created At

30 Dec 2024