Gender differences in sleep disruption during COVID-19: cross-sectional analyses from two UK nationally representative surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

COVID-19 related measures have impacted sleep on a global level. We examine changes in sleep problems and duration focusing on gender differentials.

Design

Cross-sectional analyses using two nationally representative surveys collected during the first and second month after the 2020 lockdown in the UK.

Setting and participants

Participants (age 17 years and above) from the first wave of the Understanding Society COVID-19 Study are linked to the most recent wave before the pandemic completed during 2018 and 2019 (n=14 073). COVID-19 Survey Data was collected from 2 to 31 May 2020 (n=8547) with participants drawn from five nationally representative cohort studies in the UK.

Analysis

We conducted bivariate analyses to examine gender gaps in change in sle

SUBMITTER: Ding X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9023847 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature