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ReviewNature and science of sleep2021

Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lockdowns and Social Isolation on Sleep Quality.

David O'Regan, Melinda L Jackson, Allan H Young, Ivana Rosenzweig

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Review in Nature and science of sleep, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

David O'ReganSleep Disorders Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, GSTT NHS, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3809-022X
Melinda L JacksonTurner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4976-8101
Allan H YoungSchool of Academic Psychiatry, IoPPN, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2291-6952
Ivana RosenzweigSleep Disorders Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, GSTT NHS, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2152-9694

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The uncertain, ever-changing and an ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic means that it may take some time before we can fully appreciate the negative effect of the pandemic and lockdown on our sleep and mental health. It is increasingly recognised that in the aftermath of pandemic, several persistent sleep, neuropsychiatric and physical sequelae may continue long after the pandemic is over. A body of evidence to date also highlights a significant disparity in sleep and mental health difficulties in specific vulnerable groups in the community, with different temporal profiles and sleep issues that are reported. In this perspective, we argue for a possible mechanistic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with its imposed restrictions and social isolation on sleep quality. We similarly discuss some of the potential international differences, as well as similarities, behind reported idiosyncratic biological vulnerabilities that may have contributed to the genesis of sleep issues. Lastly, we propose some possible implementations and innovations that may be needed in restructuring of sleep disorders services in order to benefit recovering COVID-19 patients.

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COVID-19 pandemichypersomniainsomnialockdownsleepsocial isolation

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PMID34795545
PMCPMC8593898

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