Prevalence of Insomnia in the Early Post-COVID-19 Recovery Period.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 19(21)2022 Oct 31.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2090193
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Sleep is a complex, reversible process that is responsible for the modulation of various physiological mechanisms. COVID-19-related sleep disorders are affecting different populations with a heterogenous prevalence, yet high rates among infected patients are frequently reported. The aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of insomnia in the early post-COVID-19 recovery period and explore the differences in the results acquired by the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) by gender and selected infection severity parameters.METHODS:
The data presented in the paper come from a prospective, observational study on COVID-19 complications (SILCOV-19) consisting of 200 COVID-19 patients. The AIS was used for the quantitative measurement of insomnia symptoms based on ICD-10 criteria.RESULTS:
32% (n = 64) of all patients in the study group obtained results indicating sleep disturbances (>5 points on the scale), while 21.5% (n = 43) obtained results indicating insomnia (>10 points on the scale). The analysis of the results obtained by all patients in the AIS showed a significant correlation with the duration of symptoms (Spearman's rank-order R = 0.18; p < 0.05), but not with the number of days spent in the hospital or age. Women achieved a higher score in overall AIS, as well as in questions assessing total sleep time, well-being the next day, physical and mental fitness the next day, and sleepiness during the day (p < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
the prevalence of insomnia in the early post-COVID-19 recovery period is high.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sleep Wake Disorders
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COVID-19
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph192114224
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