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Title: | Sleep and mood disturbances during the COVID-19 outbreak in an urban Chinese population in Hong Kong : a longitudinal study of the second and third waves of the outbreak | Authors: | Lam, CS Yu, BYM Cheung, DST Cheung, T Lam, SC Chung, KF Ho, FYY Yeung, WF |
Issue Date: | Aug-2021 | Source: | International journal of environmental research and public health, Aug. 2021, v. 18, no. 16, 8444 | Abstract: | In response to the worsening situation of the COVID pandemic, this follow-up study aimed to assess the impact of the “third wave” of the outbreak on sleep and mood disturbances among Hong Kong citizens. A total of 339 respondents included in our last study during the second wave (4–11 August 2020) joined this survey (response rate = 51.1%). The questionnaire collected data on sleep conditions, mood, stress, and risk perception. The sleep quality and mood status were assessed using the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The weighted prevalence of insomnia, anxiety, and depression was 33.6%, 15.3%, and 22.0%, respectively. Compared with the last survey, five out of six sleep parameters significantly worsened despite the lack of difference in the ISI score. The GAD-7 score was significantly lower. Old-aged adults were less likely to maintain good sleep quality compared with middle-aged adults (adjusted OR = 4.03, 95% CI: 1.04–15.73). Respondents without psychiatric disorder were more likely to be anxiety-free across the two time points (adjusted OR = 7.12, 95% CI: 1.33–38.03). One-third of Hong Kong people reported poor sleeping quality in the third wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. Policy-makers need to propose a contingent plan to allocate mental health resources to vulnerable subpopulations. | Keywords: | Cohort Insomnia Mental health Pandemic Web-based |
Publisher: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) | Journal: | International journal of environmental research and public health | ISSN: | 1661-7827 | EISSN: | 1660-4601 | DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18168444 | Rights: | © 2021 by the authors.Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.This article is an open access articledistributed under the terms andconditions of the Creative CommonsAttribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The following publication Lam, C.S.; Yu, B.Y.-M.;Cheung, D.S.T.; Cheung, T.; Lam, S.C.;Chung, K.-F.; Ho, F.Y.-Y.; Yeung,W.-F.Sleep and Mood Disturbances duringthe COVID-19 Outbreak in an UrbanChinese Population in Hong Kong: ALongitudinal Study of the Second andThird Waves of the Outbreak. Int. J.Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18,8444 is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168444 |
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