ArticleSleep medicine2020
Sleep quality in times of Covid-19 pandemic.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 171 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Long-term follow-up of symptom and quality of life changes in patients with narcolepsy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2024Article
- COVID-19 pandemic effects on trajectories of college students' stress, coping, and sleep quality: A four-year longitudinal analysis.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2024Article
- Association of major dietary patterns with socioeconomic status, obesity, and contracting COVID-19 among Iranian adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Depression Symptoms Amongst Older Brazilian and Chinese Women Submitted to Different Social Distancing Measures Rigidness During COVID-19 Outbreak.Current aging science · 2024Observational
- Sleep disorders after COVID-19 in Czech population: Post-lockdown national online survey.Sleep medicine: X · 2023Article
- Sleep-associated insulin resistance promotes neurodegeneration.Molecular biology reports · 2023Review
- Association between Mediterranean dietary pattern with sleep duration, sleep quality and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in Iranian adults.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Non-rigorous versus rigorous home confinement differently impacts mental health, quality of life and behaviors. Which one was better? A cross-sectional study with older Brazilian adults during covid-19 first wave.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDue to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease outbreak, social distancing measures were imposed to control the spread of the pandemic. However, isolation may affect negatively the psychological well-being and impair sleep quality. Our aim was to evaluate the sleep quality of respiratory patients during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
methodsAll patients who underwent a telemedicine appointment from March 30 to April 30 of 2020 were asked to participate in the survey. Sleep difficulties were measured using Jenkins Sleep Scale.
resultsThe study population consisted of 365 patients (mean age 63.9 years, 55.6% male, 50.1% with sleep-disordered breathing [SDB]). During the lockdown, 78.9% of participants were confined at home without working. Most patients (69.6%) reported at least one sleep difficulty and frequent awakenings was the most prevalent problem. Reporting at least one sleep difficulty was associated with home confinement without working, female gender and diagnosed or suspected SDB, after adjustment for cohabitation status and use of anxiolytics. Home confinement without working was associated with difficulties falling asleep and waking up too early in the morning. Older age was a protective factor for difficulties falling asleep, waking up too early and non-restorative sleep. Notably, SDB patients with good compliance to positive airway pressure therapy were less likely to report sleep difficulties.
conclusionsHome confinement without working, female gender and SDB may predict a higher risk of reporting sleep difficulties. Medical support during major disasters should be strengthened and potentially delivered through telemedicine, as this comprehensive approach could reduce psychological distress and improve sleep quality.
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