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Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lockdowns and Social Isolation on Sleep Quality
The uncertain, ever-changing and an ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic means that it may take some time before we can fully appreciate the negative effect of the pandemic and lockdown on our sleep and mental health. It is increasingly recognised that in the aftermath of pandemic, several persis...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8593898/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34795545 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S266240 |
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author | O’Regan, David Jackson, Melinda L Young, Allan H Rosenzweig, Ivana |
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description | The uncertain, ever-changing and an ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic means that it may take some time before we can fully appreciate the negative effect of the pandemic and lockdown on our sleep and mental health. It is increasingly recognised that in the aftermath of pandemic, several persistent sleep, neuropsychiatric and physical sequelae may continue long after the pandemic is over. A body of evidence to date also highlights a significant disparity in sleep and mental health difficulties in specific vulnerable groups in the community, with different temporal profiles and sleep issues that are reported. In this perspective, we argue for a possible mechanistic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with its imposed restrictions and social isolation on sleep quality. We similarly discuss some of the potential international differences, as well as similarities, behind reported idiosyncratic biological vulnerabilities that may have contributed to the genesis of sleep issues. Lastly, we propose some possible implementations and innovations that may be needed in restructuring of sleep disorders services in order to benefit recovering COVID-19 patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-85938982021-11-17 Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lockdowns and Social Isolation on Sleep Quality O’Regan, David Jackson, Melinda L Young, Allan H Rosenzweig, Ivana Nat Sci Sleep Review The uncertain, ever-changing and an ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic means that it may take some time before we can fully appreciate the negative effect of the pandemic and lockdown on our sleep and mental health. It is increasingly recognised that in the aftermath of pandemic, several persistent sleep, neuropsychiatric and physical sequelae may continue long after the pandemic is over. A body of evidence to date also highlights a significant disparity in sleep and mental health difficulties in specific vulnerable groups in the community, with different temporal profiles and sleep issues that are reported. In this perspective, we argue for a possible mechanistic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with its imposed restrictions and social isolation on sleep quality. We similarly discuss some of the potential international differences, as well as similarities, behind reported idiosyncratic biological vulnerabilities that may have contributed to the genesis of sleep issues. Lastly, we propose some possible implementations and innovations that may be needed in restructuring of sleep disorders services in order to benefit recovering COVID-19 patients. Dove 2021-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8593898/ /pubmed/34795545 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S266240 Text en © 2021 O’Regan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Review O’Regan, David Jackson, Melinda L Young, Allan H Rosenzweig, Ivana Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lockdowns and Social Isolation on Sleep Quality |
title | Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lockdowns and Social Isolation on Sleep Quality |
title_full | Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lockdowns and Social Isolation on Sleep Quality |
title_fullStr | Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lockdowns and Social Isolation on Sleep Quality |
title_full_unstemmed | Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lockdowns and Social Isolation on Sleep Quality |
title_short | Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lockdowns and Social Isolation on Sleep Quality |
title_sort | understanding the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, lockdowns and social isolation on sleep quality |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8593898/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34795545 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S266240 |
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