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ArticleEClinicalMedicine2021

Sleep problems during COVID-19 pandemic and its' association to psychological distress: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Zainab Alimoradi, Anders Broström, Hector W H Tsang, Mark D Griffiths, Shahab Haghayegh, Maurice M Ohayon, Chung-Ying Lin, Amir H Pakpour

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Article in EClinicalMedicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 209 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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209 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 382 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.

Zainab AlimoradiSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Anders BroströmDepartment of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
Hector W H TsangDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
Mark D GriffithsInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Shahab HaghayeghDepartment of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Maurice M OhayonStanford Sleep Epidemiology Research Center (SSERC), School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA, USA.
Chung-Ying LinInstitute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Amir H PakpourSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences · IRHarvard University · USHong Kong Polytechnic University · HKLinköping University Hospital · SENational Cheng Kung University Hospital · TWNottingham Trent University · GBStanford University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe emerging novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become one of the leading cause of deaths worldwide in 2020. The present systematic review and meta-analysis estimated the magnitude of sleep problems during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship with psychological distress.

methodsFive academic databases (

findings168 cross-sectional, four case-control, and five longitudinal design papers comprising 345,270 participants from 39 countries were identified. The corrected pooled estimated prevalence of sleep problems were 31% among healthcare professionals, 18% among the general population, and 57% among COVID-19 patients (all

interpretationSleep problems appear to have been common during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, sleep problems were found to be associated with higher levels of psychological distress. With the use of effective programs treating sleep problems, psychological distress may be reduced. Vice versa, the use of effective programs treating psychological distress, sleep problems may be reduced.

fundingThe present study received no funding.

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COVID-19COVID-19 patientsGeneral populationHealthcare workersMeta-analysisSleep problems

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