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COVID-19 hardships and self-reported sleep quality among American adults in March and April 2020: Results from a nationally representative panel study.
Cobb, Ryon J; Sheehan, Connor M; Nguyen, Ann W; Johnson, Dayna.
  • Cobb RJ; University of Georgia, Athens, GA USA. Electronic address: Ryon.Cobb@uga.edu.
  • Sheehan CM; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
  • Nguyen AW; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
  • Johnson D; Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Sleep Health ; 8(3): 288-293, 2022 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1778452
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To analyze the association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hardships and self-reported sleep troubles in a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States.

DESIGN:

Prospective study in March and April 2020.

SETTING:

Population-based.

PARTICIPANTS:

About 8130 respondents who participated in the Pew Research Center's American Trends Panel in March and April of 2020. MEASUREMENTS Self-reported sleep troubles were defined as a report of 3 or more days per week with trouble sleeping in March and April (separately). Respondents were asked about COVID-19 stressors such as COVID-19 Threat and COVID-19-specific hardships including pay cuts/hours reductions, job loss, and childcare difficulties. Logistic regression models were fit to test associations between COVID-19 hardships and sleep troubles adjusted for sociodemographic covariates (age, gender, race/ethnicity, region, marital status, nativity, education, income, health insurance, and past diagnosis of mental health problems).

RESULTS:

Reported sleep troubles increased from March (29.0%) to April (31.4%). For March, we found that COVID threat, losing a job, getting a pay cut, and difficulty with childcare were separately associated with sleep troubles. In April, COVID-19 threat and difficulty with childcare, but not losing a job or getting a pay cut were associated with sleep troubles even after additionally accounting for reported sleep troubles in March.

CONCLUSIONS:

We found that COVID-19-specific stressors, especially a broad measure of COVID-19 Threat and stress over childcare, were associated with sleep troubles in March and April. These findings identified novel stressors related to COVID-19, which may affect the sleep of the American population.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Sleep Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Sleep Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article