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Global burden of sleep disturbances among older adults and the disparities by geographical regions and pandemic periods.
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- Non-pharmacological interventions for improving sleep quality in adults aged 50 years and older: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological interventions for sleep in older adults: an umbrella review and evidence map of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy Program on Sleep Quality among Urban Older Adults in Thailand: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Trial
- Association Between Sleep Patterns and the Risk of Cardiometabolic Diseases or Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity and the Mediating Role of Metabolic Biomarkers: A Prospective Study of the UK Biobank Cohort.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Dietary acid load and oxidative stress in relation to sleep quality and duration among Iranian adults.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Ashwagandha (Clocks & sleep · 2026Article
- Sleep Disturbance and Its Association With Purchasing Behavior of COVID-19 Medicine Among the Public After the Adjustment of Zero-COVID Policy in China: Results From a Web-Based Survey Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Study on diagnostic models for insomnia and gastralgia with Liver-Spleen Disharmony Syndrome based on machine learning.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Poor Sleep Quality Among adults in Qatar.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- The prevalence of short sleep duration and sleep disturbances among working-age adults in Poland - a secondary analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Health Behaviors in Older Adults: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Association between energy-adjusted dietary inflammatory index and sleep quality disorders: a cross-sectional study on fasa adult cohort.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Loneliness and Mental Health Disorders in Older Adults Living in Portugal During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Can We Reduce the Diagnostic Burden of Sleep Disorders? A Single-Centre Study of Subjective and Objective Sleep-Related Diagnostic Parameters.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Sleep Duration, Dietary Inflammatory Potential, and Obesity in Relation to Colorectal Cancer Incidence in the Multiethnic Cohort.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Effects of sleep quality on the risk of various long COVID symptoms among older adults following infection: an observational study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Observational
- Associations between dietary microbe intake and mortality risk in individuals with sleep disorders: Evidence from NHANES.PloS one · 2025Article
- The relationship between anemia and sleep disturbances among older Chinese adults: The mediating role of handgrip strength.PloS one · 2025Article
- Association of sleep hygiene knowledge and physical activity with sleep quality in nursing and medical students: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Novel perspective of 'poor sleep' in public health: a narrative review.BMJ public health · 2024Review
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Abstract
Sleep disturbances are highly prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among older adults. We aimed to evaluate sleep heath during COVID-19 pandemic and assess the differences among geographical regions and pandemic periods. We searched three databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science) to find articles up to March 12, 2023. We included observational studies that reported the prevalence of sleep disturbances among adults aged 60 years or older in any setting. Two researchers independently reviewed the literature and retrieved the data. We used Der Simonian-Laird random effects meta-analyses to pool the data, followed by subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, and meta-regression. A total of 64 studies with 181,224 older adults during the pandemic were included. The prevalence of poor sleep quality, short sleep duration, long sleep duration, and insomnia symptoms were 47.12% (95% CI: 25.97%, 68.27%), 40.81% (95% CI: 18.49%, 63.12%), 31.61% (95% CI: 24.83%, 38.38%), and 21.15% (95% CI: 15.30%, 27.00%), respectively. The prevalence of sleep problems reported by self-constructed items was 26.97% (95% CI: 20.73%, 33.22%). When compared to America (64.13%), Europe (20.23%) and the Western Pacific (21.31%) showed a lower prevalence of sleep problems (all P < 0.0001). The prevalence of worsened sleep problems was 27.88% (95% CI: 11.94%, 43.82%). Compared to 2020 (15.14%), it increased to 47.42% in 2021 (P < 0.05). Eight studies on sleep disturbances among 672 older COVID-19 patients were included. The prevalence of sleep problems and insomnia symptoms among older COVID-19 patients were 41.58% (95% CI: 21.97%, 61.20%) and 41.56% (95% CI: 28.11%, 58.02%), respectively. A significant burden related to poor sleep has been observed among older adults worldwide over the past three years, with variations across different regions and time periods. It is important to make more efforts in prevention and intervention to identify the risk factors, treatment, and rehabilitation of sleep disturbances for healthy aging.
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