83.4% of young adult students reported poor sleep quality during COVID-19 social distancing.
The mean age of participants was 21 years, with a range from 17 to 42 years.
The average among young adults was 2 hours.
16.6% of students experienced Social Jetlag.
Women exhibited longer sleep durations and different sleep patterns compared to men, particularly in both good and poor sleep quality groups.
Poor sleep quality may be linked to disruptions in environmental and social cues during the pandemic.
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This study aimed to evaluate the sleep quality and the frequency in young adults during social distancing because of COVID-19. This is a cross-sectional study with 308 students aged ≥18 years and with Internet access. Questionnaires used: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index - Brazil (PSQI-BR), Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and Munich Chronotype Questionnaire. The mean age of the students was 21 ± 3 years (17 - 42y), with no statistically significant difference between genders. The PSQI-BR indicated that 257 (83.4%) had poor sleep quality. The mean of Social Jetlag for young adults was 02:00 ± 01:49h, and we observed that 16.6% (n = 51) had Social Jetlag. Compared to men in the good sleep quality group, women had higher means for sleep duration on study days and free days, mid-point of sleep on study days and free days and corrected mid-point of sleep on free days. However, when compared to men in the group of poor sleep quality, we observed higher means for women regarding sleep duration on study days, the mid-point of sleep on study days, and the corrected mid-point of sleep on free days. Thus, the high frequency of young adult students who had poor sleep quality associated with Social Jetlag (2 hours) in the present study may reflect a pattern of sleep irregularity, which may be associated with impairment of environmental synchronizers and stimulation of social synchronizers during the lockdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Introduction: Methods: Results: Conclusions:
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257 of 308
Poor Sleep Quality Prevalence
Percentage of participants with poor sleep quality.
2:00 ± 1:49h
Average
Mean duration among participants.
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Conflict of Interest Statement The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
