Sleep problems among Chinese adolescents and young adults during the coronavirus-2019 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of insomnia symptoms among Chinese adolescents and young adults affected by the outbreak of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).

Methods

This cross-sectional study included Chinese adolescents and young adults 12-29 years of age during part of the COVID-19 epidemic period. An online survey was used to collect demographic data, and to assess recognition of COVID-19, insomnia, depression, and anxiety symptoms using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) questionnaires, respectively. The Social Support Rate Scale was used to assess social support.

Results

Among 11,835 adolescents and young adults included in the stu

SUBMITTER: Zhou SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7274988 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature