Greatest changes in objective sleep architecture during COVID-19 lockdown in night owls with increased REM sleep.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

The COVID-19 pandemic has had dramatic effects on society and people's daily habits. In this observational study, we recorded objective data on sleep macro- and microarchitecture repeatedly over several nights before and during the COVID-19 government-imposed lockdown. The main objective was to evaluate changes in patterns of sleep duration and architecture during home confinement using the pre-confinement period as a control.

Methods

Participants were regular users of a sleep-monitoring headband that records, stores, and automatically analyzes physiological data in real time, equivalent to polysomnography. We measured sleep onset duration, total sleep time, duration of sleep stages (N2, N3, and rapid eye movement [REM]), and sleep continuity. Via the user's

SUBMITTER: Pepin JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8083638 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature