Psychological distress and sleep problems in healthcare workers in a developing context during COVID-19 pandemic: implications for workplace wellbeing. (Special Issue: The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on psychiatric disorders and mental health.)

Background: Emotional wellbeing of healthcare workers is critical to the quality of patient care, and effective function of health services. The corona virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic exerted unique physical and emotional demands on healthcare workers, however little is known about the emotional wellbeing of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in resource-restricted settings. This study investigated the prevalence of psychological distress, and sleep problems in healthcare workers in a COVID-19 referral hospital in Nigeria.