Insomnia during COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown: Prevalence, severity, and associated risk factors in French population

Kokou-Kpolou, Cyrille Kossigan; Mégalakaki, Olga; Laimou, Dimitra; Kousouri, Marina

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113128

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“…Poor quality sleep due to COVID-19, however, remained a significant risk for loneliness. This is in line with studies in Greece and France that have reported sleep problems are common during this pandemic, and that loneliness is a major contributor to insomnia [79,80]. Indeed, sleep problems have recently been proposed as a mechanism of the relationship between loneliness and health [81].…”

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Loneliness in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional results from the COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study

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Objectives Loneliness is a significant public health issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in lockdown measures limiting social contact. The UK public are worried about the impact of these measures on mental health outcomes. Understanding the prevalence and predictors of loneliness at this time is a priority issue for research. Method The study employed a cross-sectional online survey design. Baseline data collected between March 23rd and April 24th 2020 from UK adults in the COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study were analysed (N = 1964, 18-87 years, M = 37.11, SD = 12.86, 70% female). Logistic regression analysis examined the influence of sociodemographic, social, health and COVID-19 specific factors on loneliness. Results The prevalence of loneliness was 27% (530/1964). Risk factors for loneliness were younger age group (OR: 4.67-5.31), being separated or divorced (OR: 2.29), scores meeting clinical criteria for depression (OR: 1.74), greater emotion regulation difficulties (OR: 1.04), and poor quality sleep due to the COVID-19 crisis (OR: 1.30). Higher levels of social support (OR: 0.92), being married/co-habiting (OR: 0.35) and living with a greater number of adults (OR: 0.87) were protective factors. Conclusions Rates of loneliness during the initial phase of lockdown were high. Risk factors were not specific to the COVID-19 crisis. Findings suggest that supportive interventions to reduce loneliness should prioritise younger people and those with mental health symptoms. Improving emotion regulation and sleep quality, and increasing social support may be optimal initial targets to reduce the impact of COVID-19 regulations on mental health outcomes.

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Loneliness in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional results from the COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study

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“…Poor quality sleep due to COVID-19, however, remained a significant risk for loneliness. This is in line with studies in Greece and France that have reported sleep problems are common during this pandemic, and that loneliness is a major contributor to insomnia (Kokou-Kpolou et al, 2020;Voitsidis et al, 2020). Indeed, sleep problems have been proposed as a mechanism of the relationship between loneliness and health (Griffin et al, 2020).…”

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Loneliness in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional results from The COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study

Groarke¹,

Berry²,

Graham‐Wisener³

et al. 2020

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Objectives: Loneliness is a significant public health issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in lockdown measures limiting social contact. The UK public are worried about the impact of these measures on mental health outcomes. Understanding the prevalence and predictors of loneliness at this time is a priority issue for research. Design: The study employed a cross-sectional online survey design. Method: Baseline data collected between March 23rd and April 24th 2020 from UK adults in the COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study were analysed (N = 1963, 18-87 years, M = 37.11, SD = 12.86, 70% female). Logistic regression analysis was used to look at the influence of sociodemographic, social, health and COVID-19 specific factors on loneliness. Results: The prevalence of loneliness was 27% (530/1963). Risk factors for loneliness were younger age group (OR: 4.67 – 5.31), being separated or divorced (OR: 2.29), meeting clinical criteria for major depression (OR: 1.74), greater emotion regulation difficulties (OR: 1.04), and poor quality sleep due to the COVID-19 crisis (OR: 1.30). Higher levels of social support (OR: 0.92), being married/co-habiting (OR: 0.35) and living with a great number of adults (OR: 0.87) were protective factors. Conclusions: Rates of loneliness during the initial phase of lockdown were high. Risk factors were not specific to the COVID-19 crisis. Findings suggest that supportive interventions to reduce loneliness should prioritise younger people and those with mental health symptoms. Improving emotion regulation and sleep quality may be optimal initial targets to reduce the impact of COVID-19 regulations on mental health outcomes.

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“…Sleep habits were previously proposed as lifestyle factors that could be an important component of mental health during lockdown [ 22 ]. We observed that most individuals reported longer and shifted sleeps.…”

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The importance of sleep and physical activity on well-being during COVID-19 lockdown: reunion island as a case study

Chouchou¹,

Augustini²,

Caderby³

et al. 2021

Sleep Medicine

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Background Lockdown has been one of the major worldwide strategies to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Its consequences on the well-being of individuals needs to be better understood. The objective of this work was to evaluate the impact of lockdown on the well-being of a general population and the factors associated with this potential impairment of well-being in a population that has been only lightly affected by COVID-19 such as in Reunion island, an overseas French department. Methods An online survey was proposed to the population of Reunion Island between the 35 th and 54 th days of lockdown relative to pre- and per-lockdown periods. Well-being was measured by the 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index, with some questions about sleep habits (Pittsburgh questionnaire), weekly physical activity (IPAQ), health, and lifestyle. Results Four hundred volunteers answered the survey. They reported a 15.7% decrease in well-being (p<0.001), accompanied by increased anxiety (p<0.001), decreased weekly physical activity (p<0.001), delayed and poorer quality sleep (p<0.001). Multivariate logistical analysis showed that impairment in well-being during lockdown was independently associated with an increase in anxiety (odds ratio (OR): 4.77 (3.26–6.98), p<0.001), decrease in weekly physical activity (OR: 0.58 (0.43–0.79), p<0.001), and poor-quality sleep (OR: 0.29 (0.19–0.43), p<0.001). Conclusions This study suggested an impairment in well-being during lockdown, associated with anxiety, lack of physical activity and sleep disruptions. Public policies must consider these factors as levers for improving the well-being of the population in order to effectively combat the spread of COVID-19.

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Insomnia during COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown: Prevalence, severity, and associated risk factors in French population

Cited by 188 publications

References 9 publications

Loneliness in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional results from the COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study

Loneliness in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional results from the COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study

Loneliness in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional results from The COVID-19 Psychological Wellbeing Study

The importance of sleep and physical activity on well-being during COVID-19 lockdown: reunion island as a case study

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