Even mild Covid can affect sleep quality Study

Scientists have found that even mild Covid19 infections may cause insomnia especially in people with anxiety or depressionIt is already known that insomnia was common in patients who had to be hospitalised but a team from Phenikaa University Vietnam aimed to explore the link in mild Covid patientsIn the article published in Frontiers in Public Health the team found that the severity of their initial infection didnt seem to correlate with the severity of the insomnia they experienced Although asymptomatic Covid patients scored lower on the insomnia index the difference was not statistically significantIf you experience insomnia after Covid19 dont think that is normal said lead author Huong T X Hoang from the varsityIf insomnia does not bother you much you can take some simple actions such as taking a warm shower before bedtime shutting your phone down at least one hour before going to bed doing 30 minutes of exercise per day and avoiding caffeine after 4 pmIn case insomnia really troubles you you can try some overthecounter sleep aids If they dont help go to see a sleep therapistFor the study the team recruited 1056 people over the age of 18 who had been diagnosed with Covid but not hospitalised in the last six months and who reported no history of insomnia or psychiatric conditionsThey sent out a survey to these people for completion between June and September 2022About 761 per cent of participants reported experiencing insomnia 228 per cent of these people reported severe insomniaHalf the participants said they woke more often in the night while a third said that they found it harder to fall asleep slept worse and slept for less timeImportantly people who had a preexisting chronic condition and people who scored highly for depressive or anxious symptoms showed statistically significant higher rates of insomniaBoth groups developed insomnia at a higher rate than their peers When the scientists looked at those patients who reported insomnia their depression and anxiety scores were higher than the average scores of the entire sampleHowever these illnesses are not completely independent of each other Insomnia can worsen mental and physical health as well as being driven by poorer mental and physical health the team saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever