Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Fellendorf, FT; Reininghaus, EZ; Ratzenhofer, M; Lenger, M; Maget, A; Platzer, M; Bengesser, SA; Birner, A; Queissner, R; Hamm, C; Pilz, R; Dalkner, N.
COVID-19-related fears and information frequency predict sleep behavior in bipolar disorder.
Brain Behav. 2021; 11(9):e02182
Doi: 10.1002/brb3.2182
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Fellendorf Frederike
- Reininghaus Eva
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Bengesser Susanne
- Birner Armin
- Dalkner Nina
- Hamm Carlo
- Lenger Melanie
- Maget Alexander
- Pilz Rene
- Platzer Martina
- Queissner Robert
- Ratzenhofer Michaela
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- Abstract:
- INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and consequent restrictions including social distancing had a great impact on everyday life. To date, little is known about how the restrictions affected sleep, which is commonly disturbed in bipolar disorder (BD). The aim of this study was to elucidate sleep patterns during the pandemic in Austrian BD individuals. METHODS: An online survey assessed sleep with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and COVID-19-associated attitudes, fears, and emotional distress of 20 BD individuals and 19 controls (HC) during the pandemic. The survey was conducted in April 2020, when very strict regulations were declared, and repeated in May, when they were loosened. RESULTS: Individuals with BD reported overall poor sleep according to PSQI sum at both time points. Subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, daytime sleepiness, and PSQI sum were worse in individuals with BD than in HC. Individuals with BD informed themselves more frequently about pandemic-related topics. Higher information frequency and more COVID-19 fears (about the virus, own infection, contracting others) correlated with worse PSQI values. Regression models found in BD group that higher information frequency as well as higher COVID-19 fears in April predicted worse sleep characteristics in May, in particular subjective sleep quality, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, and daytime sleepiness. CONCLUSION: As sufficient sleep duration and quality are essential for well-being and particularly important for vulnerable BD individuals, it is important that information about the pandemic is gathered to a reasonable extent and mental health professionals include COVID-19-related fears when currently treating BD.
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- Bipolar Disorder - epidemiology
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- SARS-CoV-2 - administration & dosage
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- bipolar disorder
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
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