COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown: cause of sleep disruption, depression, somatic pain, and increased screen exposure of office workers and students of India

COVID-19 has brought the world into uncharted waters. Many countries are under lockdown, the economy has ground to a halt, and almost everyone is afraid of dire consequences. The unprecedented changes that came on so quickly due to the pandemic and stay-at-home confinement to accomplish social dista...

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Published in:Chronobiology international 2020-08, Vol.37 (8), p.1191-1200
Main Authors: Majumdar, Piya, Biswas, Ankita, Sahu, Subhashis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety - physiopathology
Betacoronavirus - pathogenicity
Circadian Rhythm - physiology
Coronavirus Infections - physiopathology
Coronavirus Infections - virology
COVID-19
Depression - etiology
Female
Humans
India
Male
Nociceptive Pain - physiopathology
Pain - etiology
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - physiopathology
Pneumonia, Viral - virology
SARS-CoV-2
Sleep - physiology
Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology
Students
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Summary:COVID-19 has brought the world into uncharted waters. Many countries are under lockdown, the economy has ground to a halt, and almost everyone is afraid of dire consequences. The unprecedented changes that came on so quickly due to the pandemic and stay-at-home confinement to accomplish social distancing and mitigate risk for infection pose many challenges. These include compromised health, well-being, and sleep as a consequence of disruption of the daily life routine, anxiety, worry, isolation, greater family and work stress, and excessive screen time. Our study of 203 corporate sector professionals performing '9-5' work from home during this phase of the pandemic and of 325 undergraduate and postgraduate university students substantiates, relative to the before lockdown condition, more extensive feelings of sleepiness, with significantly (
ISSN:0742-0528
1525-6073
DOI:10.1080/07420528.2020.1786107