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Disruptions to circadian rhythms, specifically changes in habitual bedtime (earlier or later) and awakening time, are significant risk factors for poor sleep quality during lockdown.

Maintain consistent bedtimes and wake times, even when working from home. The data shows that shifting your sleep schedule (either earlier or later) significantly increases the risk of poor sleep. Regularity is more important than total hours when it comes to sleep quality.

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Significant factors were found in ... earlier (OR: 1.59; 95% CI: 1.22–2.07) or postponed (OR: 2.10; 95% CI: 1.81–2.41) habitual bedtime, earlier habitual awakening time (OR: 1.47; 95% CI: 1.14–1.90)...
Christian Franceschini et al. · Frontiers in Psychology · 2020

Why this rating

Large sample, multivariate analysis, consistent with existing literature on social jetlag.

Source

Poor Sleep Quality and Its Consequences on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy

Christian Franceschini et al. · Frontiers in Psychology · 2020

DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.574475

cross_sectional · n=6439Cited 220×
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DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10

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