Insomnia, anxiety, and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international collaborative study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance and study objective

The COVID-19 pandemic has produced unprecedented changes in social, work, and leisure activities, which all have had major impact on sleep and psychological well-being. This study documented the prevalence of clinical cases of insomnia, anxiety, and depression and selected risk factors (COVID-19, confinement, financial burden, social isolation) during the first wave of the pandemic in 13 countries throughout the world.

Design and participants

International, multi-center, harmonized survey of 22 330 adults (mean age = 41.9 years old, range 18-95; 65.6% women) from the general population in 13 countries and four continents. Participants were invited to complete a standardized web-based survey about sleep and psychological symptoms during the firs

SUBMITTER: Morin CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8425785 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature