The need to promote sleep health in public health agendas across the globe

DC Lim, A Najafi, L Afifi, CLA Bassetti… - The Lancet Public …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Healthy sleep is essential for physical and mental health, and social wellbeing; however,
across the globe, and particularly in developing countries, national public health agendas …

Changes in sleep quality and sleep disturbances in the general population from before to during the COVID-19 lockdown: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Limongi, P Siviero, C Trevisan, M Noale… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to explore changes in sleep
quality and sleep disturbances in the general population from before to during the COVID-19 …

Sleep symptoms are essential features of long‐COVID–Comparing healthy controls with COVID‐19 cases of different severity in the international COVID sleep study …

I Merikanto, Y Dauvilliers, F Chung… - Journal of sleep …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Many people report suffering from post‐acute sequelae of COVID‐19 or “long‐COVID”, but
there are still open questions on what actually constitutes long‐COVID and how prevalent it …

Methodologies and wearable devices to monitor biophysical parameters related to sleep dysfunctions: an overview

R De Fazio, V Mattei, B Al-Naami, M De Vittorio… - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sleep is crucial for human health from metabolic, mental, emotional, and social points of
view; obtaining good sleep in terms of quality and duration is fundamental for maintaining a …

Dreaming during the COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review

M Gorgoni, S Scarpelli, V Alfonsi… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
According to several influential models, dreams can be affected by state-and trait-like
factors, sleep features, and diurnal experiences. The COVID-19 pandemic globally affected …

Stress and the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis: How can the COVID‐19 pandemic inform our understanding and treatment of acute insomnia?

GJ Elder, E Altena, L Palagini… - Journal of Sleep …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stress and sleep are very closely linked, and stressful life events can trigger acute insomnia.
The ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic is highly likely to represent one such stressful life event …

Has the COVID-19 pandemic traumatized us collectively? The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and sleep factors via traumatization: a multinational …

B Holzinger, F Nierwetberg, F Chung… - Nature and Science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic affects mental health and sleep, resulting in frequent
nightmares. Therefore, identifying factors associated with nightmare frequency is important …

COVID-19 and Sleep disturbances: a literature review of clinical evidence

L Shaik, S Boike, K Ramar, S Subramanian, S Surani - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
The need for adequate good quality sleep to optimally function is well known. Over years,
various physical, psychological, biological, and social factors have been investigated to …

[HTML][HTML] Unprecedented times and uncertain connections: A systematic review examining sleep problems and screentime during the COVID-19 pandemic

K Drumheller, CW Fan - Sleep epidemiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Sleep has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic around the world.
Furthermore, screen time has been reported to influence sleep and has increased during …

Habitual short sleepers with pre-existing medical conditions are at higher risk of Long COVID

L Berezin, R Waseem, I Merikanto… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Preliminary evidence suggests that the risk of Long COVID is higher
among people with pre-existing medical conditions. Based on its proven adjuvant role in …