Pre-existing sleep problems as a predictor of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Sleep Research published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Sleep Research Society..

Several months after COVID-19 many individuals still report persisting symptoms, the so-called 'post-COVID-19 syndrome'. An immunological dysfunction is one of the main pathophysiological hypotheses. As sleep is central to the functioning of the immune system, we investigated whether self-reported pre-existing sleep disturbance might be an independent risk factor for the development of post-COVID-19 syndrome. A total of 11,710 participants of a cross-sectional survey (all tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2) were classified into probable post-COVID-19 syndrome, an intermediate group, and unaffected participants at an average of 8.5 months after infection. The case definition was based on newly occurring symptoms of at least moderate severity and ≥20% reduction in health status and/or working capacity. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios were calculated to investigate the association between pre-existing sleep disturbances and subsequent development of post-COVID-19 syndrome while controlling for a variety of demographic, lifestyle, and health factors. Pre-existing sleep disturbances were found to be an independent predictor of subsequent probable post-COVID-19 syndrome (adjusted odds ratio 2.7, 95% confidence interval 2.27-3.24). Sleep disturbances as part of the post-COVID-19 syndrome were reported by more than half of the participants and appeared to be a new symptom and to occur independent of a mood disorder in most cases. Recognition of disturbed sleep as an important risk factor for post-COVID-19 syndrome should promote improved clinical management of sleep disorders in the context of COVID-19. Further, it may stimulate further research on the effect of improving sleep on the prognosis of COVID-19 long-term sequelae and other post-viral conditions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

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Journal of sleep research - 33(2024), 2 vom: 14. März, Seite e13949

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Schilling, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Nieters, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Schredl, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Peter, Raphael S [VerfasserIn]
Rothenbacher, Dietrich [VerfasserIn]
Brockmann, Stefan O [VerfasserIn]
Göpel, Siri [VerfasserIn]
Kindle, Gerhard [VerfasserIn]
Merle, Uta [VerfasserIn]
Steinacker, Jürgen M [VerfasserIn]
Kern, Winfried [VerfasserIn]
Epidemiology of Long COVID (EPILOC) Phase I study group [VerfasserIn]
August, Dietrich [Sonstige Person]
Bauer, Christoph [Sonstige Person]
Blankenhorn, Benedict [Sonstige Person]
Bopp-Haas, Ulrike [Sonstige Person]
Bunk, Stefanie [Sonstige Person]
Deibert, Peter [Sonstige Person]
Dietz, Armin [Sonstige Person]
Friedmann-Bette, Birgit [Sonstige Person]
Giesen, Roland [Sonstige Person]
Götz, Veronika [Sonstige Person]
Grote, Sylvia [Sonstige Person]
Grüner, Beate [Sonstige Person]
Junginger, Alexandra [Sonstige Person]
Kappert, Oliver [Sonstige Person]
Kirsten, Johannes [Sonstige Person]
Kräusslich, Hans-Georg [Sonstige Person]
Kühn, Anne [Sonstige Person]
Malek, Nisar P [Sonstige Person]
Müller, Barbara [Sonstige Person]
Niess, Andreas [Sonstige Person]
Pfau, Stefanie [Sonstige Person]
Piechotowski, Isolde [Sonstige Person]
Rieg, Siegbert [Sonstige Person]
Röttele, Sibylle [Sonstige Person]
Schellenberg, Jana [Sonstige Person]
Schröder, Chantal [Sonstige Person]
Schwertz, Rainer [Sonstige Person]
Spannenkrebs, Monika [Sonstige Person]
Wagner, Gabriele [Sonstige Person]
Walter-Frank, Birgit [Sonstige Person]
Wolfers, Kersten [Sonstige Person]

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Journal Article
Post-COVID-19 syndrome
Risk factor
Sleep disturbance

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 18.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jsr.13949

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357293762