Sleep health among people with severe mental ill health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a linked UK population cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sleep problems are a transdiagnostic feature of nearly all psychiatric conditions, and a strong risk factor for initial and recurrent episodes. However, people with severe mental ill health (SMI) are often excluded from general population surveys, and as such the extent and associates of poor sleep in this population are less well understood. This study explores sleep health in an SMI sample during the COVID-19 pandemic, using multiple regression to identify risk factors, including daily routine, wellbeing and demographics.

Methods

An existing cohort of people with an SMI diagnosis were sampled. Participants were invited to complete a self-report survey about their health and the impacts of COVID-19 and associated public health measures. Sleep duration, efficiency

SUBMITTER: Heron PN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9589097 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature