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Sleep problems among Chinese adolescents and young adults during the coronavirus-2019 pandemic

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Zhou, Shuang-Jiang, Wang, Lei-Lei, Yang, Rui, Yang, Xing-Jie, Zhang, Li-Gang, Guo, Zhao-Chang, Chen, Jin-Cheng, Wang, Jing-Qi +1 more·2020·Sleep Medicine

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Objective To assess the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of insomnia symptoms among Chinese adolescents and young adults affected by the outbreak of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).Methods This cross-sectional study included Chinese adolescents and young adults 12-29 years of age during part of the COVID-19 epidemic period. An online survey was used to collect demographic data, and to assess recognition of COVID-19, insomnia, depression, and anxiety symptoms using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) questionnaires, respectively. The Social Support Rate Scale was used to assess social support.Results Among 11,835 adolescents and young adults included in the study, the prevalence of insomnia symptoms during part of the COVID-19 epidemic period was 23.2%. Binomial logistic regression analysis revealed that female sex and residing in the city were greater risk factors for insomnia symptoms. Depression or anxiety were risk factors for insomnia symptoms; however, social support, both subjective and objective, was protective factors against insomnia symptoms. Furthermore, anxiety and depression symptoms were mediators of social support and insomnia symptoms.Conclusions Results of this study revealed a high prevalence of sleep problems among adolescents and young adults during the COVID-19 epidemic, especially senior high school and college students, which were negatively associated with students' projections of trends in COVID-19. The adverse impact of COVID-19 was a risk factor for insomnia symptoms; as such, the government must devote more attention to sleep disorders in this patient population while combating COVID-19.

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Zhou, S.-J., Wang, L.-L., Yang, R., Yang, X.-J., Zhang, L.-G., Guo, Z.-C., Chen, J.-C., Wang, J.-Q., & Chen, J.-X.
Affiliations
  • Peking University (CN)
  • Capital Medical University (CN)
Corresponding author
Chen, Jing-Xu
Venue
Sleep Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-10
Volume
74
Pages
39-47
ISSN
1389-9457 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3033214140
Cited by
316
References
61
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 97 · 2021: 71 · 2020: 13
FWCI
58.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Sleep Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
Keywords
insomnia, sleep disorders, COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents, young adults, depression, anxiety, social support, sex differences, urban residence, sleep quality
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety, Child, China, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Pneumonia, Viral, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep Wake Disorders, Social Support, Coronavirus Infections, Young Adult, Pandemics

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