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Effects of Covid-19 Lockdown on Mental Health and Sleep Disturbances in Italy
Italy was the first European country that entered a nationwide lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since quarantine can impact on mental health, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and sleeping disturbances in the Italian population during lockdown...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7369943/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32630821 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134779 |
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author | Gualano, Maria Rosaria Lo Moro, Giuseppina Voglino, Gianluca Bert, Fabrizio Siliquini, Roberta |
author_facet | Gualano, Maria Rosaria Lo Moro, Giuseppina Voglino, Gianluca Bert, Fabrizio Siliquini, Roberta |
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description | Italy was the first European country that entered a nationwide lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since quarantine can impact on mental health, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and sleeping disturbances in the Italian population during lockdown. The factors that might influence such outcomes were explored. A national cross-sectional survey was performed during the last 14 days of the Italian lockdown. Questionnaires assessed socio-demographics characteristic, behaviors and healthcare access. The outcomes were assessed using Patient Health Questionnaire-2 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2. Participants with sleep disturbances completed the Insomnia Severity Index. The sample size was 1515. Depression and anxiety symptom prevalence was 24.7% and 23.2%; 42.2% had sleep disturbances and, among them, 17.4% reported moderate/severe insomnia. Being female, an increased time spent on the internet and an avoidance of activities through peer pressure increased the likelihood of at least one mental health outcome. Increasing age, an absence of work-related troubles and being married or being a cohabitant reduced such a probability. Females and participants with chronic conditions were associated with a higher prevalence of sleep disturbances. It is crucial to study effective interventions, specifically planning strategies, for more vulnerable groups and to consider the role of the internet. |
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spelling | pubmed-73699432020-07-21 Effects of Covid-19 Lockdown on Mental Health and Sleep Disturbances in Italy Gualano, Maria Rosaria Lo Moro, Giuseppina Voglino, Gianluca Bert, Fabrizio Siliquini, Roberta Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Italy was the first European country that entered a nationwide lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since quarantine can impact on mental health, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and sleeping disturbances in the Italian population during lockdown. The factors that might influence such outcomes were explored. A national cross-sectional survey was performed during the last 14 days of the Italian lockdown. Questionnaires assessed socio-demographics characteristic, behaviors and healthcare access. The outcomes were assessed using Patient Health Questionnaire-2 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2. Participants with sleep disturbances completed the Insomnia Severity Index. The sample size was 1515. Depression and anxiety symptom prevalence was 24.7% and 23.2%; 42.2% had sleep disturbances and, among them, 17.4% reported moderate/severe insomnia. Being female, an increased time spent on the internet and an avoidance of activities through peer pressure increased the likelihood of at least one mental health outcome. Increasing age, an absence of work-related troubles and being married or being a cohabitant reduced such a probability. Females and participants with chronic conditions were associated with a higher prevalence of sleep disturbances. It is crucial to study effective interventions, specifically planning strategies, for more vulnerable groups and to consider the role of the internet. MDPI 2020-07-02 2020-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7369943/ /pubmed/32630821 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134779 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Gualano, Maria Rosaria Lo Moro, Giuseppina Voglino, Gianluca Bert, Fabrizio Siliquini, Roberta Effects of Covid-19 Lockdown on Mental Health and Sleep Disturbances in Italy |
title | Effects of Covid-19 Lockdown on Mental Health and Sleep Disturbances in Italy |
title_full | Effects of Covid-19 Lockdown on Mental Health and Sleep Disturbances in Italy |
title_fullStr | Effects of Covid-19 Lockdown on Mental Health and Sleep Disturbances in Italy |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Covid-19 Lockdown on Mental Health and Sleep Disturbances in Italy |
title_short | Effects of Covid-19 Lockdown on Mental Health and Sleep Disturbances in Italy |
title_sort | effects of covid-19 lockdown on mental health and sleep disturbances in italy |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7369943/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32630821 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134779 |
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