Adolescents’ sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic

Objective To assess the sleep quality of Brazilian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Observational, analytical, cross-sectional study with data from a questionnaire on individual characteristics and health, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). 153 adolescents participated - 61.4% females, 38.6% males, aged 13 to 18 years, enrolled at school. Results 58.2% worsened their sleep quality during the pandemic. In the PSQI, 22 (14.4%) had a good, 104 (68%), a poor sleep quality, 27 (17.6%), suggestive of sleep disorders. Excessive daytime sleepiness occurred in 44.4% of the students. Significant associations appeared between sleep and decreased school motivation (p = 0.005), and between sleep and sex (p = 0.015). The pandemic affected more the females - 25.5% reported worse sleep quality, 67% had PSQI scores suggestive of sleep disorders; 46 (30.1%) students reported stress, anxiety, sadness -76.1% were girls. Discussion Adolescents had impaired sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic, reinforcing their sleep must be assessed in critical periods.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Adolescents’ sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic ; volume:15 ; number:S 01 ; year:2022 ; pages:257-263 ; 01 ; Sleep science ; 15, Heft S 01 (2022), 257-263, 01

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Silva, Brigitte Bezerra Lima da ; Melo, Maria Carolina Ferreira de ; Studart-Pereira, Luciana Moraes

Further information

• DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20220025
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024011811074957581863
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:25 AM CEST