Naslov
Sleep and lifestyle habits during the COVID-19 pandemics in Croatia

Autori
Pavlinac Dodig, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Croatian neuroscience congress – e-book of abstracts / - Online : Hrvatsko društvo za neuroznanost, 2021, 34-34

Skup
8th Croatian neuroscience congress

Mjesto i datum
Online, 24.09.2021. - 25.09.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
sleep ; lifestyle ; COVID-19

Sažetak
Long-term home confinement and measures of social distancing and lockdown have influenced daytime routines. To evaluate effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on sleep habits, we performed a study on 1173 participants of general population in Croatia which revealed a strong negative impact of home confinement on sleep. We found that sleep latency prolonged from 10 (5-20) to 15 (10-30) minutes during COVID-19 lockdown (P<0.001). Moreover, there was a significant shift of ~38 min in bedtime and of ~58 min in waketime during lockdown (P<0.001). To evaluate the influence of COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle habits, we investigated a sample of 3027 participants of general population in Croatia. A total of 30.7% subjects reported to gain weight during the lockdown, with female gender and higher BMI being associated with an increased likelihood of gaining weight. On the contrary, reports of exercise before lockdown decreased the likelihood of gaining weight during COVID-19 lockdown. Impact of COVID-19 lockdown was investigated in 652 medical and 511 non-medical students. We found a significant shift in bedtime and waketime in both groups, indicated by later bedtimes and wake- times (P<0.001). Both groups more frequently complained of insomnia, difficulties falling asleep and nighttime awakenings (P<0.001), while only medical students reported a decrease in tiredness during the lockdown (P<0.001). One might conclude that co-appearance of prolonged and delayed sleep time along with decreased tiredness among medical students during the lockdown implies their significant workload during pre-lockdown period. Lastly, since OSA patients had an increased risk for severe COVID- 19 forms and outcomes, we investigated lockdown-related changes in CPAP adherence among 101 severe OSA patients. We demonstrated that the average lockdown-related CPAP adherence has improved. However, despite the wide recognition of male gender and advanced age as risk factors for adverse COVID-19 outcomes, CPAP adherence improvements were more pronounced in women and younger respondents.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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