COVID-19-Related Factors Associated with Sleep Disturbance and Suicidal Thoughts among the Taiwanese Public: A Facebook Survey

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Title:	COVID-19-Related Factors Associated with Sleep Disturbance and Suicidal Thoughts among the Taiwanese Public: A Facebook Survey
Authors:	Li, Dian-Jeng Ko, Nai-Ying Chen, Yi-Lung Wang, Peng-Wei Chang, Yu-Ping Yen, Cheng-Fang Lu, Wei-Hsin
Contributors:	Kaohsiung Med Univ, Coll Med, Grad Inst Med Kaohsiung Municipal Kai Syuan Psychiat Hosp, Dept Addict Sci Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Dept Nursing Asia Univ, Dept Healthcare Adm Asia Univ, Dept Psychol Kaohsiung Med Univ Hosp, Dept Psychiat State Univ New York Univ Buffalo, Sch Nursing Ditmanson Med Fdn Chia Yi Christian Hosp, Dept Psychiat Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Dept Senior Citizen Serv Management
Keywords:	COVID-19 sleep disturbance suicidal thoughts social activities predictors
Date:	2020
Issue Date:	2022-11-18 11:24:48 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	Mdpi
Abstract:	Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted many aspects of people's lives all over the world. This Facebook survey study aimed to investigate the COVID-19-related factors that were associated with sleep disturbance and suicidal thoughts among members of the public during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan. The online survey recruited 1970 participants through a Facebook advertisement. Their self-reported experience of sleep disturbance and suicidal thoughts in the previous week were collected along with a number of COVID-19-related factors, including level of worry, change in social interaction and daily lives, any academic/occupational interference, levels of social and specific support, and self-reported physical health. In total, 55.8% of the participants reported sleep disturbance, and 10.8% reported having suicidal thoughts in the previous week. Multiple COVID-19-related factors were associated with sleep disturbance and suicidal thoughts in the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased worry about COVID-19, more severe impact of COVID-19 on social interaction, lower perceived social support, more severe academic/occupational interference due to COVID-19, lower COVID-19-specified support, and poorer self-reported physical health were significantly associated with sleep disturbance. Less handwashing, lower perceived social support, lower COVID-19-specified support, poorer self-reported physical health, and younger age were significantly associated with suicidal thoughts. Further investigation is needed to understand the changes in mental health among the public since the mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Relation:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v.17, n.12, pp.12
Appears in Collections:	[Dept. of Senior Service and Health Management] Periodical Articles

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