Anxiety and Sleep Quality Levels of Emergency Medical Personnel and Factors Affecting Them During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic

Objective: The study was conducted to determine the anxiety and sleep quality levels of emergency medical service personnel as well as factors affecting them during the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study included 247 medical professionals working in emergency medical services. Results: The mean age of the medical personnel was 32.62±7.36 years, of whom 54.3% were females, 49.8% were married, 89.9% were university graduates and 47.8% nurse. Of the medical staff, 21.9% had mild anxiety, 15.8% had moderate anxiety, and 33.2% had high anxiety. Pittsburgh sleep quality index scores of all participants were >5. A strong and positive relationship (p