Sleep Med Psychophysiol.  2022 Dec;29(2):29-34. 10.14401/KASMED.2022.29.2.29.

COVID-19 and Sleep

• Cyn J

• KMID: 2537672
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14401/KASMED.2022.29.2.29

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was a global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is still a serious public health problem. COVID-19 causes various symptoms not only in the respiratory system but also in various parts of the body and has a significant effect on sleep. Insomnia and poor sleep quality were observed at high rates in patients with COVID-19 as well as in the uninfected general population. Obstructive sleep apnea is also considered a risk factor in patients with severe COVID-19. Virus-induced central nervous system damage is likely to be the cause of many sleep disorders in COVID-19, but psychosocial influences also seem to have played a significant role. Sleep problems persisted at high rates for a considerable period after the infection phase was over. More attention and research on the effect of COVID-19 on sleep is needed in the future

Keyword

COVID-19; Insomnia; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep