Sleep disturbances following recovery from COVID-19: a comparative cross-sectional study in Egypt.
East Mediterr Health J
; 28(1): 14-22, 2022 Jan 31.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1687818
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Sequelae from COVID-19 are increasingly being reported, but sleep disturbances after recovery from the disease have had little attention.AIMS:
This study aimed to identify and compare sleep disturbances and associated correlates among adults who have recovered from COVID-19 with those who have never been infected with the disease.METHODS:
The sample included 85 adults who have recovered from COVID-19 and 85 adults who have never been infected (matched on age, sex, education and socioeconomic level). Individuals were recruited from Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt from 1 September to 29 November 2020. Participants were interviewed using a sociodemographic and clinical checklist, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale.RESULTS:
Most (77%) of the recovered cases had experienced sleep disturbances, compared with 46% of controls. Individuals who had recovered from COVID-19 were more likely to have poor subjective sleep quality (odds ratio (OR) 1.5, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1-2.1), prolonged sleep latency (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.3-2.6), shorter sleep duration (OR 1.6, 95% CI 1.1-2.2), reduced sleep efficiency (OR 3.8, 95% CI 2.0-7.1), frequent daytime dysfunction (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.2-3.1) and poor global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score (OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.5-6.0). Depressive (P = 0.002) and anxiety (P = 0.003) symptoms were associated with a poor global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score among recovered female participants (P = 0,034) who had low-to-medium education level (P = 0.004).CONCLUSIONS:
Further studies (e.g. population-based longitudinal studies) are needed on sleep disturbances as a potential sequelae of COVID-19, because it can impair mental and physical well-being.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Emhj.22.006
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