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- Title
The Effect of the Pandemic on the Sleep Habits and Quality of Life.
- Authors
Uysal, Hilal; Bilgin, Saniye
- Abstract
Background: The biggest negative impact of the pandemic on people's lifestyle is sleep. Determining sleep habits and sleep quality is extremely important. Aim: The present study is a descriptive research that aims to determine the change in sleep habits caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the effect of this change on their quality of life. Methodology: The data of the study were collected from 604 individuals between 20 October 2020 and 20 February 2021. An "online survey" was used in the data collection, due to the social distance restrictions implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: The mean age of the participants was 31.26 ±10.45. It was found that the sleep quality of the participants was poor (9.08±4.22), their duration to fall asleep in the last month was 56.83±99.45/min, and their average duration of nighttime sleep was 5.57±1.59/hours. The study found that the majority of the participants quickly ran out of energy (47.7%) and they always felt tired (43.2%). The participants' health profile levels were found to be moderate, according to their total score on Nottingham Health Profile scale. Conclusion: The study found that the most frequent working hours of the participants during the pandemic period, including the data collection process, were daylight hours. The majority worked 5-10 hours a day. In terms of gender, women were found to have poorer sleep quality than men. In addition, it was shown that the perceived health status of individuals was moderate, and women's perceived health status was poorer than men's.
- Subjects
RISK assessment; HEALTH status indicators; T-test (Statistics); INTERNET; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SLEEP duration; QUALITY of life; RESEARCH methodology; MEN'S health; SLEEP quality; WOMEN'S health; DATA analysis software; CONFIDENCE intervals; COVID-19 pandemic; SLEEP disorders; SOCIAL distancing; GOVERNMENT regulation; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
International Journal of Caring Sciences, 2023, Vol 16, Issue 3, p1489
- ISSN
1791-5201
- Publication type
Article