Sleep disturbance and anxiety symptom among public during the second wave of COVID-19 in Beijing: A web-based cross-sectional survey

• Published in: Journal of affective disorders 2022-02, Vol.298 (Pt A), p.80-85
• Main Authors: Liu, Yanan, Wang, Xi, Sun, Pengfei, Zhang, Qi, Zhang, Cheng, Shen, Yane, Wang, Shixuan, Ma, Jing, Wang, Guangfa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anxiety; Anxiety - epidemiology; Beijing; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Epidemic; Female; Humans; Internet; SARS-CoV-2; Second wave; Sleep; Sleep disturbance; Sleep Quality
• ISSN: 0165-0327; 1573-2517
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.068

The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has significantly impacted people's lives. This study aimed to examine the influence of the unexpected second wave of COVID-19 on sleep quality and anxiety of Chinese residents in Beijing in June 2020, compared with the initial outbreak at the beginning of 2020, and to investigate the associated factors. Using a web-based cross-sectional survey, we collected data from 1,511 participants. assessed with demographic information, sleep quality and anxiety symptoms. The participants were asked to compare their recent sleep and sleep during the first outbreak. The Zung's Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) was used to assess their current insomnia severity. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between COVID-19 epidemic and risk of sleep disturbance and anxiety symptom. The overall prevalence of sleep disturbance and anxiety symptoms were 50.8% and 15.3% respectively. People had significantly shorter sleep duration during the second wave of COVID-19(7.3 ± 1.3) h than the first outbreak (7.5 ± 1.4)h (p