Poor Sleep during the First Peak of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

The restrictions enacted during lockdown to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have led to changes in people's lifestyle habits. In Italy, these restrictions have dramatically changed the way people work and spend their leisure time, also with repercussions on diet and physi...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-01, Vol.18 (1), p.306
Main Authors: Costi, Stefania, Paltrinieri, Sara, Bressi, Barbara, Fugazzaro, Stefania, Giorgi Rossi, Paolo, Mazzini, Elisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communicable Disease Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
Digital media
Eating behavior
Exercise
Female
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Lifestyles
Loneliness
Male
Pandemics
Physical activity
Population
Privacy
Psychological stress
Quarantine
Regression analysis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Sleep
Sociodemographics
Stress, Psychological
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The restrictions enacted during lockdown to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have led to changes in people's lifestyle habits. In Italy, these restrictions have dramatically changed the way people work and spend their leisure time, also with repercussions on diet and physical activity. An anonymous survey was disseminated via websites and social media to a convenience sample of the Italian population during and immediately after the first lockdown (10 March-18 May 2020). Data collected on 1826 individuals show that lockdown might have worsened the quality of sleep of almost half of the participants in this cross-sectional study. This worsening was associated with a deterioration in crucial determinants of health, such as physical activity and diet (OR 1.68; 95% CI 1.18-2.40 and OR 4.19; 95% CI 2.51-6.96, respectively), with symptoms of psychological distress, such as tension (OR 3.88; 95% CI 2.74-5.52) and loneliness (OR 3.27; 95% CI 2.23-4.79), and with the presence of financial problems (some OR 1.86; 95% CI 1.27-2.72; many OR 7.27; 95% CI 3.59-14.73). The multivariate regression analysis models confirmed these associations. This impact on sleep quality was seen especially among females, those with low education level, and those who experienced financial problems.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18010306