Effects of sleep quality on the risk of various long COVID symptoms among older adults following infection: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The long-term sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its recovery have becoming significant public health concerns. Therefore, this study aimed to enhance the limited evidence regarding the relationship between sleep quality on long COVID among the older population aged 60 years or old.

Methods

Our study included 4,781 COVID-19 patients enrolled from April to May 2023, based on the Peking University Health Cohort. Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale. Long COVID was evaluated by well-trained health professionals through patients' self-reported symptoms. Binary logistic regression models were employed to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).

Results

The prevalence of long CO

SUBMITTER: Du M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11715736 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature