Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Sleep Quality and Insomnia in Collegiate Students
Christopher Amalraj Vallaba Doss1*
, Arun Vijay Subbarayalu2, Mohsina Bano3, Malik Khurram Shahzad Awan1 and Mohammed Barkath Ali41Development and Community Partnership, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
2Quality Measurement and Evaluation Department, Deanship of Quality and Academic Accreditation, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O No. 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
3Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University PO Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
4Vice Deanship for Academic Affairs, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
Corresponding Author Email: christopheramalraj@gmail.com
Abstract:
Background and aim: The COVID-19 Pandemic necessitates strict lockdowns worldwide to prevent its spread, which has hurt people's lives, including students, on a physical, economic, and emotional level. This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the quality of sleep and the prevalence of insomnia among college students in Chennai. Methods: Using a random sampling approach, collegiate students (n=450) are invited to complete Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Frequencies, unpaired T-test, and the chi-square test were the statistical techniques employed to assess the data. Results: The findings imply that 48% of students experienced poor sleep quality, and 37% reported Subthreshold insomnia during the COVID-19 lockdown. Even though no gender difference was observed regarding the overall sleep quality and insomnia scores, there is a significant association observed between gender with sleep quality; however, those failed to show a significant association with insomnia. Conclusions: Thus, the study concluded that the lockdown has affected sleep quality and led to insomnia among college students.
Keywords: COVID-19; life quality; Insomnia; Lockdown; Sleep quality; Sleep disorders Back to TOC