ReviewFrontiers in psychology2021
Social Isolation and Sleep: Manifestation During COVID-19 Quarantines.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Subjective sleep alterations in healthy subjects worldwide during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.Sleep medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Examining the Directional Effects of Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms: Results From a Longitudinal Study Conducted During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- A Behavioral Economic Characterization of the Impact of the COVID-19 Quarantine on Reinforcer Diversity, Behavior, and Health.Perspectives on behavior science · 2026Review
- Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on sleep patterns and the related problems among nursing students.Nursing open · 2024Article
- Bedtime procrastination related to loneliness among Chinese university students during post-pandemic period: a moderated chain mediation model.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Serological Evidence and Self-reported Outcomes in Patients with Adrenal Insufficiency during the First Waves of COVID-19 in North-East Italy.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2024Article
- Anxious-Withdrawal and Sleep Problems during Adolescence: The Moderating Role of Peer Difficulties.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Association between quarantine and sleep disturbance in Hong Kong adults: The mediating role of COVID-19 mental impact and distress.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Marital status and living apart affect sleep quality in male military personnel: a study of the China's Navy during COVID-19.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Insomnia symptoms predict longer COVID-19 symptom duration.Sleep medicine · 2023Article
- The prevalence of insomnia in different COVID-19 policy phases: Longitudinal evidence from ITA.LI - Italian Lives.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Although researchers have investigated the impact of social isolation on well-being, the recent quarantines due to COVID-19 resulted in a social isolation environment that was unique to any examined in the past. Because sleep is one of the endogenous drives that impacts short and long-term health and well-being, it is important to consider how social isolation during the COVID-19 government-mandated quarantines affected sleep and sleep habits. A number of researchers have addressed this question during the last 2 years by examining several concepts related to possible changes in sleep during the quarantines. To best understand these recent results, the current mini review provides a background on the pre-pandemic literature on the effects of social isolation and loneliness with a focus on sleep and then summarizes the recent literature on sleep and sleep habits. In general, sleep was negatively impacted for many people during the pandemics but not all. One group that seemed to benefit from the pandemic in terms of sleep patterns, were younger people who could more easily adapt their sleep times to match their internal chronobiology. Given the potential broad impact of sleep on health and well-being, better understanding how social isolation impacts sleep is an important consideration for individuals, work organizations, and governments.
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