A longitudinal study on the change in sleep across three waves of the COVID-19 outbreaks in Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT: In the year 2020, Hong Kong experienced four COVID-19 epidemic waves. The present study aimed to examine the transition of sleep disturbances and explore its associated factors across the later three epidemic waves. Among the 1138 respondents who participated in an online survey at the second wave (T1, April 2020), 338 and 378 participants also completed a follow-up at the third (T2, August 2020) and fourth waves (T3, December 2020), respectively. Participants completed the Insomnia Severity Index and an investigator-designed questionnaire regarding potential factors associated with sleep change such as perceived risk of being infected, economic stress, and confidence in the government and health care professional. Sample of this study were mainly female (67.7%), married (50.3%), young adu

SUBMITTER: Cheung DST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10899949 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature