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Sleep Quality, Insomnia, Anxiety, Fatigue, Stress, Memory and Active Coping during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID15500709
AuthorsJaber S Alqahtani (0000-0003-1795-5092, Prince Sultan University, corresponding author), Saad M AlRabeeah (0000-0001-8956-8644, Prince Sultan University), Abdulelah M Aldhahir (0000-0002-4270-9494, Jazan University), Rayan A Siraj (0000-0002-4238-9419, King Faisal University), Rayan Siraj (King Faisal University), Yousef S Aldabayan (0000-0001-9498-946X, King Faisal University), Saeed M Alghamdi (0000-0002-6677-1110, Umm al-Qura University, corresponding author), Abdullah Alqahtani (0000-0001-6110-9200, Prince Sultan University), Sulaiman S Alsaif (0000-0001-7555-775X, King Saud University), Abdallah Y Naser (0000-0001-8440-7446, Isra University), Hassan Alwafi (0000-0003-4735-0262, Umm al-Qura University)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue9
Pages4940-4940
Publication date2022-04-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19094940
PMID35564337
OpenAlexW4224247282
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited43

Background: The current study aimed to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on sleep quality, insomnia, anxiety, stress, fatigue and active coping in the United States. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using a publicly available database taken from the Boston College COVID-19 Sleep and Well-Being Dataset. We have selected the most recent data that included information about sleep quality and other measures, including insomnia, anxiety, stress, fatigue and coping, collected between 22 February−8 March 2021. Results: A total of 476 subjects were included in the analysis. The mean (SD) age of the study population was 38.8 (17.8) years, and there were more females (85%) than males. The population had a mean (SD) score of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of 6 (3.2), with 65% having the prevalence of poor sleep quality (defined as PSQ ≥ 5; n = 311). The mean (SD) score for Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) was 6.9 (5.2), with 55 subjects (11.5%) having clinical insomnia (defined as ISI ≥ 15); of whom 9% had severe clinical insomnia. There were positive correlations between PSQI and ISI (r = 0.76, p < 0.001), PROMIS fatigue scale (r = 0.53, p < 0.001), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) (r = 0.46, p < 0.001), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) (r = 0.44, p < 0.001). The PSQI was inversely correlated with the John Henryism Active Coping Scale (JHACS) and memory scale. In the multivariate regression model, JHACS, ISI, fatigue, PSS and GAD-7 were significant predictors of PSQI, and these variables accounted for 62% of the variance of PSQI, adjusted for age and gender. Conclusion: An important contribution to the literature is made by this research, which demonstrates the significant prevalence of poor sleep quality and its association with insomnia and other mental and physical well-being. It also underlines the need to prioritise policy and public health efforts to address sleep issues that have substantial health and economic effects for both individuals and the population at large

Anxiety · Coping (psychology · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Insomnia · Perceived Stress Scale · Physical therapy · Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index · Population · Psychiatry · Sleep quality · Stress (linguistics · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue

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