Department of Dentistry, ESIC Dental College and Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, ESIC Dental College and Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, India.
Indian J Dent Res. 2023 Jan-Mar;34(1):8-13. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_407_22.
The COVID-19 pandemic took the entire world unawares and people were forced to stay indoors overnight. Due to this a drastic change ensued in lifestyle with many succumbing to various kinds of stresses and psychological problems. This study aims to study the changing sleep patterns and level of anxiety among the working population due to the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdown.
An online survey was conducted using a cloud-based website. The sleep patterns both prior to and during the lockdown period of the pandemic were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire. The level of anxiety during both these periods (before and during lockdown) amongst the working population was also assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scores (GADS).
A total of 224 individuals participated in the study of which 52.7% were males and 47.3% were females. On analysis, the lifestyle and sleep deprivation scores showed that before the lockdown only 2.7% reported a low score out of total participants. However, this number was raised to 13.4% during the lockdown. The percentage of people reporting deteriorated sleep quality gradually increased with females reporting moderate to severe category of Generalized Anxiety Disorder scores as compared to Males.
The study suggests that there has been a significant change in the sleep quality of the study participants due to Covid enforced lockdown which if unnoticed might lead to significant health problems. The effective use of programs like yoga, meditation, and deep breathing exercises, if followed timely could reduce psychological distress to some extent.
COVID-19 大流行让全世界猝不及防，人们被迫一夜之间待在家里。由于这种情况，生活方式发生了巨大变化，许多人承受着各种压力和心理问题。本研究旨在研究由于 COVID-19 大流行封锁，工作人群的睡眠模式和焦虑水平的变化。
使用基于云的网站进行在线调查。使用自我管理问卷评估大流行封锁前后的睡眠模式。使用广泛性焦虑障碍评分（GADS）评估这两个时期（封锁前和封锁期间）工作人群的焦虑水平。
共有 224 人参与了研究，其中 52.7%是男性，47.3%是女性。分析表明，生活方式和睡眠剥夺评分显示，在封锁前，只有 2.7%的参与者总得分较低。然而，这一数字在封锁期间上升到 13.4%。报告睡眠质量恶化的人数百分比逐渐增加，与男性相比，女性报告中度至重度广泛性焦虑障碍评分的人数更多。
研究表明，由于 COVID 强制封锁，研究参与者的睡眠质量发生了重大变化，如果不加以注意，可能会导致严重的健康问题。如果及时采取瑜伽、冥想和深呼吸等练习计划，可能会在一定程度上减轻心理困扰。
