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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sleep Sci 2021; 14(S 01): 86-93
DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20200097
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Effects of social isolation on sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic

Franklin Escobar-Córdoba
1   Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Faculty of Medicine, Psychiatry Department - Bogotá - Bogotá D.C. - Colombia.
2   Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Psychiatry Department -Bogotá - Bogotá D.C. - Colombia.
3   Fundación Sueño Vigilia Colombiana, Management Office - Bogotá - Bogotá D.C. - Colombia.
,
Jairo Ramírez-Ortiz
1   Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Faculty of Medicine, Psychiatry Department - Bogotá - Bogotá D.C. - Colombia.
2   Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Psychiatry Department -Bogotá - Bogotá D.C. - Colombia.
,
Jeisson Fontecha-Hernández
4   NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry - New York - New York - United States.
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ABSTRACT

The current COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency that has seriously affected mental health in the general population. Both, studies on previous epidemics and those conducted during the current pandemic have reported a wide range of psychosocial consequences and multiple psychological symptoms as a result of said outbreaks, and among these problems, sleep/wake cycle alterations stand out. Publications addressing this phenomenon have consistently reported that nearly a third of people who experience social isolation develop insomnia, which, in turn, is an important predictor for mental disorders that affect people’s functionality, including anxiety disorders, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. This reflection paper aims to describe the effects that social isolation may have on sleep in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords:

Pandemics - Social Isolation - Coronavirus Infections - Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - Sleep Wake Disorders - Sleep Hygiene


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Eingereicht: 20. August 2020

Angenommen: 05. Januar 2021

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
30. November 2023

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