ArticleSocial science & medicine (1982)2021
Sleep characteristics of U.S. adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Changes in Sleep Duration and Sleep Timing in the General Population from before to during the First COVID-19 Lockdown: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Changes in sleep quality and sleep disturbances in the general population from before to during the COVID-19 lockdown: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Sleeping behaviors are determined by lockdown and not work-from-home arrangements.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Adjusting to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States: The impact of disruptions on habits and changes in health behaviors.Journal of health psychology · 2023Article
- The Role of Emotion Regulation, Affect, and Sleep in Individuals With Sleep Bruxism and Those Without: Protocol for a Remote Longitudinal Observational Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
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- Active and Healthy Confinement: Care Recommendations on Activity, Sleep and Relationships.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Sleep duration affects the sequential change of body mass index and muscle strength: a contribution to dynapenic obesity.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Equivalent Improvements in Sleep Duration and Sleep Quality Regardless of Program Delivery Modality: The SLeep Education for Everyone Program (SLEEP).Clocks & sleep · 2023Article
- Insomnia symptoms predict longer COVID-19 symptom duration.Sleep medicine · 2023Article
- The COVID-19 pandemic, well-being, and transitions to post-secondary education.Review of economics of the household · 2023Article
- How did trends in sleep duration in 2020 compare to previous years and how did they vary by sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment?Sleep medicine · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on health risk behaviors in northern California: A cross-sectional survey.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
rationaleUnderstanding how health has changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is critical to recovering from the pandemic.
objectiveThis study focused on how sleep characteristics in the United States may be different from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsTo this end, the sleep characteristics of a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults collected before the COVID-19 outbreak (i.e., 2018 National Health Interview Survey, n = 19,433) were compared to the sleep characteristics of a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults recruited via Luc.id, an online survey sampling company, during the COVID-19 outbreak (i.e., 2020 Luc.id, n = 2059).
resultsWhile average sleep duration did not change between 2018 and 2020, the prevalence of both shorter and longer than recommended sleep duration were greater in 2020. Moreover, the number of days with difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, and not feeling rested was greater in 2020 than 2018. Adults younger than 60 had larger differences than those 60 or older.
conclusionsSleep health in U.S. adults was worse in 2020 than in 2018, particularly in adults younger than 60. Findings highlight sleep as target in future research and interventions seeking to understand and reduce the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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