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Effects of lockdown on human sleep and chronotype during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Leone MJ
; Sigman M
; Golombek DA
Curr Biol
2020[Aug]; 30
(16
): R930-R931
PMID32810450
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The COVID-19 pandemic [1] resulted in many countries imposing a lockdown, which
in turn reduces sunlight exposure and alters daily social schedules. Since these
are the main entrainment factors for biological rhythms [2], we hypothesized that
the lockdown may have affected sleep and circadian rhythms. We indeed show that
participants slept longer and later during lockdown weekdays, and exhibited lower
levels of social jetlag. While this may seem to be an overall improvement of
sleep conditions, chronotype was also delayed under the lockdown. This signature
of a weaker light-dark cycle should be monitored attentively since it may
progressively cause disruptive effects on sleep and circadian rhythms, affecting
human performance and health [3].
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