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Decrease in sleep quality during COVID-19 outbreak
- Source :
- Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, Sleep and Breathing
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- Purpose: The COVID-19 outbreak witnessed in the first months of 2020 has led to unprecedented changes in society’s lifestyle. In the current study, we aimed to investigate the effect of this unexpected context on sleep.Methods: During the COVID-19 outbreak, we performed an online survey with individuals formerly recruited for validation of the Spanish version of the sleep questionnaire Satisfaction, Alertness, Timing, Efficiency, and Duration (SATED). In the current survey, we asked the participants to complete the previously answered questionnaires, including the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), a modified version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and the SATED questionnaire. We also assessed mood using the Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaire.Results: The 71 participants were mostly women (75%), with a mean (±SD) age of 40.7 ± 11.9 years. Comparing the previous PSQI score to that during the COVID-19 outbreak, we observed worsening sleep quality (5.45 ± 3.14 to 6.18 ± 3.03 points, p = 0.035). In parallel, there was an increase in the negative mood (p = 0.002). Accordingly, the decrease in sleep quality was substantially correlated with negative mood (p < 0.001). There were no differences in the ESS or SATED.Conclusions: The COVID-19 outbreak-associated events correlate with decreased sleep quality in association with an increase in negative mood. Considering the importance of sleep for a healthy life, and in particular for immune function, efforts should be made to improve awareness of this matter and to offer psychological assistance to affected individuals.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Sleep Wake Disorders
Psychiatrics • Original Article
Health Status
Clinical Neurology
Context (language use)
Anxiety
Profile of mood states
behavioral disciplines and activities
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Mood
Humans
Medicine
Restrictive measures
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Depression
business.industry
Epworth Sleepiness Scale
COVID-19
Outbreak
Middle Aged
Sleep in non-human animals
Alertness
030228 respiratory system
Otorhinolaryngology
Quality of Life
Female
Sleep Stages
Neurology (clinical)
Sleep
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15221709 and 15209512
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sleep and Breathing
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5a50ebbecc2adeebefaef628ff11a326