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Objectives:
No systematic review or meta-analysis has yet been conducted to examine the impact of the pandemic on the prevalence of sleep problems among the general population, healthcare workers or COVID-19 patients. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.
What is the prevalence of sleep problems among the general population, healthcare workers or COVID-19 patients?
Study design:
This review article included 44 papers, involving a total of 54,231 participants from 13 countries.
Results and conclusions:
The investigators found global pooled prevalence rate of sleep problems among all populations was 35.7% [95% CI = 29.4 to 42.4%].
The investigators found COVID-19 patients appeared to be the most affected group, with a pooled rate of 74.8% [95% CI = 28.7 to 95.6%].
The investigators found healthcare workers and the general population had comparative rates of sleep problems with rates of 36.0% [95% CI = 21.1 to 54.2%] and 32.3% [95% CI = 25.3 to 40.2%], respectively.
The investigators concluded the prevalence of sleep problems during the COVID-19 pandemic is high and approximately affect 40% of people from the general and healthcare populations. COVID-19 active patients appear to have higher prevalence rates of sleep problems.
Original title:
Sleep problems during COVID-19 pandemic by population: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jahrami H, BaHammam AS, […], Vitiello MV.
Link:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33108269/
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