Prevalence of Insomnia in the Early Post-COVID-19 Recovery Period.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep is a complex, reversible process that is responsible for the modulation of various physiological mechanisms. COVID-19-related sleep disorders are affecting different populations with a heterogenous prevalence, yet high rates among infected patients are frequently reported. The aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of insomnia in the early post-COVID-19 recovery period and explore the differences in the results acquired by the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) by gender and selected infection severity parameters.

Methods

The data presented in the paper come from a prospective, observational study on COVID-19 complications (SILCOV-19) consisting of 200 COVID-19 patients. The AIS was used for the quantitative measurement of insomnia symptoms based on ICD-10 cr

SUBMITTER: Pudlo R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9654654 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature