Sleep problems and new occurrence of chronic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
Sleep problems and new occurrence of chronic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted upon sleep health. Relatively little is known about how this may influence the population’s health subsequently. This prospective longitudinal study aims to examine the consequences of sleep problems for physical and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, using data from the Understanding Society: COVID-19 Study, a large-scale population-based survey with 12,804 adults aged 16 and above. A measure of sleep problems was derived from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questions, reflecting seven dimensions of sleep quality. Binary logistic regressions were applied to investigate the relationship between sleep problem and the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), hypertension, diabetes, obesity, arthritis and an emotional, nervous or psychiatric problem over the 15 months follow-up period. The analysis confirms that sleep problems are prevalent and vary between sub-groups among adults. Notably, sleep problems are then significantly associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, arthritis and emotional, nervous or psychiatric problems, independent of demographic, socioeconomic, familial and health confounders. Our findings suggest promoting good sleep hygiene should be prioritised during the pandemic, and more generally as part of wider programmes aimed at promoting good physical and mental health.
Falkingham, Jane
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Evandrou, Maria
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Vlachantoni, Athina
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Qin, Min
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25 November 2022
Falkingham, Jane
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Evandrou, Maria
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Vlachantoni, Athina
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Qin, Min
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Falkingham, Jane, Evandrou, Maria, Vlachantoni, Athina and Qin, Min
(2022)
Sleep problems and new occurrence of chronic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (23), [15664].
(doi:10.3390/ijerph192315664).
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted upon sleep health. Relatively little is known about how this may influence the population’s health subsequently. This prospective longitudinal study aims to examine the consequences of sleep problems for physical and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, using data from the Understanding Society: COVID-19 Study, a large-scale population-based survey with 12,804 adults aged 16 and above. A measure of sleep problems was derived from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questions, reflecting seven dimensions of sleep quality. Binary logistic regressions were applied to investigate the relationship between sleep problem and the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), hypertension, diabetes, obesity, arthritis and an emotional, nervous or psychiatric problem over the 15 months follow-up period. The analysis confirms that sleep problems are prevalent and vary between sub-groups among adults. Notably, sleep problems are then significantly associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, arthritis and emotional, nervous or psychiatric problems, independent of demographic, socioeconomic, familial and health confounders. Our findings suggest promoting good sleep hygiene should be prioritised during the pandemic, and more generally as part of wider programmes aimed at promoting good physical and mental health.
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Accepted/In Press date: 23 November 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 November 2022
Published date: 25 November 2022
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This research was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council Centre for Population Change (Connecting Generations) at the University of Southampton, grant number ES/W002116/1.
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