• Sleep medicine · Oct 2020

    Sleep quality and mental health in the context of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in Morocco.

    • Abdelkrim Janati Idrissi, Abdelaziz Lamkaddem, Abdelilah Benouajjit, Manar Ben El Bouaazzaoui, Farah El Houari, Mohammed Alami, Sanae Labyad, Abderrahman Chahidi, Meryem Benjelloun, Samira Rabhi, Najib Kissani, Benaissa Zarhbouch, Reda Ouazzani, Fouzia Kadiri, Rachid Alouane, Mohamed Elbiaze, Said Boujraf, Samira El Fakir, and Zouhayr Souirti.
    • Clinical Neurosciences Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco. Electronic address: janat318ia@gmail.com.
    • Sleep Med. 2020 Oct 1; 74: 248-253.

    BackgroundThe lockdown of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) is associated with several stressful factors that can negatively affect peoples' sleep quality and mental health.ObjectivesWe conducted this study to evaluate sleep disorders and psychological impact associated with the spread of the COVID-19 and the lockdown on the Moroccan population. We also aimed to study the effects of respondents' beliefs and attitudes about sleep on sleep disorders, anxiety-related symptoms, and depressive symptoms.Material And MethodsWe used a questionnaire enclosing respondents' sociodemographic information, five psychological and behavioral tests including Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep (DBAS-16), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) test.ResultsOur results highlighted widespread false beliefs about sleep and the prevalence of sleep disorders, anxiety, and depression-related symptoms within the Moroccan population. Nearly 82.3% of respondents revealed false beliefs about sleep. Furthermore, we confirmed a strong positive correlation between knowledge and attitudes about sleep and the prevalence of sleep disorders, anxiety, and depression-related symptoms. However, we found no significant difference in the prevalence of sleep and psychological disorders, between healthcare workers and other professions workers.ConclusionOur study revealed a high prevalence of sleep disorders, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in the Moroccan population during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Moreover, false beliefs on sleep understanding were prevalent and were presenting a risk factor leading to sleep disorders, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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