Study Investigates Link Between, COVID, Mental Health and Insomnia.<br />PsyPost reports that a new study by Phenikaa University <br />in Vietnam has highlighted one of the more common and <br />lingering symptoms of COVID-19: insomnia.<br />PsyPost reports that a new study by Phenikaa University <br />in Vietnam has highlighted one of the more common and <br />lingering symptoms of COVID-19: insomnia.<br />As a sleep researcher, I received <br />many questions and complaints <br />from relatives, friends, and colleagues <br />about their sleep disturbances <br />after recovering from Covid-19, Dr Huong T. X. Hoang, Lead author of the article <br />published in 'Frontiers in Public Health,' via PsyPost.<br />I found that the majority of papers <br />focused on hospitalized patients. <br />The environment of their treatment <br />and quarantine would differ greatly <br />from those with milder symptoms, Dr Huong T. X. Hoang, Lead author of the article <br />published in 'Frontiers in Public Health,' via PsyPost.<br />Patients were asked to compare the quality and length <br />of their sleep, as well as how easy it was for them to <br />fall asleep, before and after they contracted COVID.<br />Patients were asked to compare the quality and length <br />of their sleep, as well as how easy it was for them to <br />fall asleep, before and after they contracted COVID.<br />Of the 1,056 people surveyed, over 76.1% of<br />participants said they experienced insomnia.<br />22.8% of those surveyed reported <br />experiencing severe insomnia.<br />The study found that two groups experienced <br />a statistically significant increased rate of insomnia, <br />including those with depressive or anxious symptoms.<br />The authors of the study note that further <br />investigation of the connection between COVID, <br />mental health problems and insomnia is needed.<br />Since this is a cross-sectional <br />study, the relationship of anxiety <br />and depression with insomnia <br />cannot be fully investigated, Dr Huong T. X. Hoang, Lead author of the article <br />published in 'Frontiers in Public Health,' via PsyPost.<br />In addition, collecting data <br />online and a convenience <br />sampling method can cause <br />recall bias and selection bias. , Dr Huong T. X. Hoang, Lead author of the article <br />published in 'Frontiers in Public Health,' via PsyPost
