Sleep extension: an explanation for increased pandemic dream recall?
R. Bottary, G. Simonelli, T. Cunningham, Elizabeth A. Kensinger, J. Mantua
Sleep September 4, 2020 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa131 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | The authors contend that the pandemic and lockdowns influenced sleep duration and quality, prompting increased monitoring by sleep researchers and clinicians. |
Abstract
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has dra-matically impacted the lifestyle of individuals across the globe. In many countries, nationally instituted shelter-in-place orders and closures of non-essential businesses have left many without employment and have forced others to work from home. These policy shifts have changed or removed the socially- and occupa-tionally imposed demands that typically influence sleep sched-ules. Lifestyle and schedule changes that have stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic have not gone unnoticed to those in the sleep research and sleep medicine communities. Several to track sleep and sleep-related behaviors during these unprecedented times. that sleep duration and quality during the early phases of the pandemic. of