• Association between hypersomnolence and the COVID-19 pandemic: The International COVID-19 Sleep Study (ICOSS) 

      Sarkanen, Tomi; Partinen, Markku; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Merikanto, Ilona; Benedict, Christian; Nadorff, Michael R.; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Espie, Colin; Matsui, Kentaro; Chung, Frances; Morin, Charles M.; Wing, Yun Kwok; Penzel, Thomas; Macêdo, Tainá; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio; Holzinger, Brigitte; Plazzi, Giuseppe; De Gennaro, Luigi; Landtblom, Anne-Marie; Inoue, Yuichi; Sieminski, Mariuz; Leger, Damien; Dauvilliers, Yves (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic and related restriction measures have affected our daily life, sleep, and circadian rhythms worldwide. Their effects on hypersomnolence and fatigue remain unclear. Methods The ...
    • Associations between changes in habitual sleep duration and lower self-rated health among COVID-19 survivors: findings from a survey across 16 countries/regions 

      Matsui, Kentaro; Chung, Frances; Bjelajac, Adrijana Koscec; Merikanto, Ilona; Korman, Maria; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio; Cunha, Ana Suely; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Xue, Pei; Benedict, Christian; Morin, Charles M.; Espie, Colin A.; Landtblom, Anne-Marie; Penzel, Thomas; De Gennaro, Luigi; Holzinger, Brigitte; Hrubos-Strøm, Harald; Leger, Damien; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Nadorff, Michael R.; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Reis, Catia; Chan, Ngan Yin; Wing, Yun Kwok; Yordanova, Juliana; Dauvilliers, Yves; Partinen, Markku; Inoue, Yuichi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Self-rated health (SRH) is widely recognized as a clinically significant predictor of subsequent mortality risk. Although COVID-19 may impair SRH, this relationship has not been extensively examined. The ...
    • The European Insomnia Guideline: An update on the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia 2023 

      Riemann, Dieter; Espie, Colin A.; Altena, Ellemarije; Arnardottir, Erna Sif; Baglioni, Chiara; Bassetti, Claudio L. A.; Bastien, Celyne; Berzina, Natalija; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Dikeos, Dimitris; Dolenc Groselj, Leja; Ellis, Jason G.; Garcia-Borreguero, Diego; Geoffroy, Pierre A.; Gjerstad, Michaela-Alexandra Dreetz; Gonçalves, Marta; Hertenstein, Elisabeth; Hoedlmoser, Kerstin; Hion, Tuuliki; Holzinger, Brigitte; Janku, Karolina; Jansson-Fröjmark, Markus; Järnefelt, Heli; Jernelöv, Susanna; Jennum, Poul Jørgen; Khachatryan, Samson; Krone, Lukas; Kyle, Simon D.; Lancee, Jaap; Leger, Damien; Lupusor, Adrian; Marques, Daniel Ruivo; Nissen, Christoph; Palagini, Laura; Paunio, Tiina; Perogamvros, Lampros; Pevernagie, Dirk; Schabus, Manuel; Shochat, Tamar; Szentkiralyi, Andras; Van Someren, Eus; van Straten, Annemieke; Wichniak, Adam; Verbraecken, Johan; Spiegelhalder, Kai (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Progress in the field of insomnia since 2017 necessitated this update of the European Insomnia Guideline. Recommendations for the diagnostic procedure for insomnia and its comorbidities are: clinical interview (encompassing ...
    • Evening-types show highest increase of sleep and mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic—multinational study on 19 267 adults 

      Merikanto, Ilona; Kortesoja, Laura; Benedict, Christian; Chung, Frances; Cedernaes, Jonathan; Espie, Colin A.; Morin, Charles M.; Dauvilliers, Yves; Partinen, Markku; Gennaro, Luigi De; Wing, Yun Kwok; Chan, Ngan Yin; Inoue, Yuichi; Matsui, Kentaro; Holzinger, Brigitte; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio Arthuro; Leger, Damien; Penzel, Thomas; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Study Objectives Individual circadian type is a ubiquitous trait defining sleep, with eveningness often associated with poorer sleep and mental health than morningness. However, it is unknown whether COVID-19 pandemic has ...
    • Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Traumatized Us Collectively? The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Sleep Factors via Traumatization: A Multinational Survey 

      Holzinger, Brigitte; Nierwetberg, Franziska; Chung, Frances; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Chan, Ngan Yin; Dauvilliers, Yves; Espie, Colin A.; Han, Fang; Inoue, Yuichi; Leger, Damien; Macêdo, Tainá; Matsui, Kentaro; Merikanto, Ilona; Morin, Charles M.; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio A.; Partinen, Markku; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Penzel, Thomas; Sieminski, Mariusz; Wing, Yun Kwok; Scarpelli, Serena; Nadorff, Michael R.; De Gennaro, Luigi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic affects mental health and sleep, resulting in frequent nightmares. Therefore, identifying factors associated with nightmare frequency is important, as it can indicate mental health issues. ...
    • How our Dreams Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects and Correlates of Dream Recall Frequency - a Multinational Study on 19,355 Adults 

      Fränkl, Eirin; Scarpelli, Serena; Nadorff, Michael R.; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Chan, Ngan Yin; Chung, Frances; Dauvilliers, Yves; Espie, Colin A.; Inoue, Yuichi; Leger, Damien; Macedo, Taina; Matsui, Kentaro; Merikanto, Ilona; Morin, Charles M.; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio Arthuro; Partinen, Markku; Penzel, Thomas; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Sieminski, Mariusz; Wing, Yun Kwok; Gennaro, Luigi De; Holzinger, Brigitte (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective: Many have reported odd dreams during the pandemic. Given that dreams are associated with mental health, understanding these changes could provide crucial information about wellbeing during the pandemic. This ...
    • Nightmares in People with COVID-19: Did Coronavirus Infect Our Dreams? 

      Scarpelli, Serena; Nadorff, Michael R.; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Chung, Frances; Dauvilliers, Yves; Espie, Colin A.; Inoue, Yuichi; Matsui, Kentaro; Merikanto, Ilona; Morin, Charles M.; Penzel, Thomas; Sieminski, Mariusz; Fang, Han; Macêdo, Tainá; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio A.; Leger, Damien; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Chan, Ngan Yin; Partinen, Markku; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Holzinger, Brigitte; De Gennaro, Luigi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Introduction: A growing number of studies have demonstrated that the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected sleep and dream activity in healthy people. To date, no investigation has examined dream ...
    • Persistent short nighttime sleep duration is associated with a greater post-COVID risk in fully mRNA-vaccinated individuals 

      Xue, Pei; Merikanto, Ilona; Chung, Frances; Morin, Charles M.; Espie, Colin; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Cedernaes, Jonathan; Landtblom, Anne-Marie; Penzel, Thomas; De Gennaro, Luigi; Holzinger, Brigitte; Matsui, Kentaro; Hrubos-Strøm, Harald; Korman, Maria; Leger, Damien; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Nadorff, Michael; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Reis, Catia; Chan, Rachel Ngan Yin; Wing, Yun Kwok; Yordanova, Juliana; Bjelajac, Adrijana Koscec; Inoue, Yuichi; Partinen, Markku; Dauvilliers, Yves; Benedict, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Short nighttime sleep duration impairs the immune response to virus vaccination, and long nighttime sleep duration is associated with poor health status. Thus, we hypothesized that short (<6 h) and long (>9 h) nighttime ...
    • Sleep and daytime problems during the COVID-19 pandemic and effects of coronavirus infection, confinement and financial suffering: a multinational survey using a harmonised questionnaire 

      Partinen, Markku; Holzinger, Brigitte; Morin, Charles M; Espie, Colin A.; Chung, F.; Penzel, Thomas; Benedict, Christian; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Cedernaes, Jonathan; Chan, Rachel Ngan Yin; Dauvilliers, Yves; De Gennaro, Luigi; Han, Fang; Inoue, Yuichi; Matsui, Kentaro; Leger, Damien; Cunha, Ana Suely; Merikanto, Ilona; Mota-Rolim, Sergio; Nadorff, Michael; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Schneider, Jules; Sieminski, Mariusz; Wing, Yun-Kwok; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objectives Sleep is important for human health and well-being. No previous study has assessed whether the COVID-19 pandemic impacts sleep and daytime function across the globe. Methods This large-scale international ...
    • Social Jetlag Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Predictor of Insomnia – A MultiNational Survey Study 

      Brandão, Luiz Eduardo Mateus; Martikainen, Teemu; Merikanto, Ilona; Holzinger, Brigitte; Morin, Charles M.; Espie, Colin A.; Bolstad, Courtney J.; Leger, Damien; Chung, Frances; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Dauvilliers, Yves; Matsui, Kentaro; De Gennaro, Luigi; Sieminski, Mariusz; Nadorff, Michael R.; Chan, Ngan Yin; Wing, Yun Kwok; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio Arthuro; Inoue, Yuichi; Partinen, Markku; Benedict, Christian; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Cedernaes, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Purpose: Lifestyle and work habits have been drastically altered by restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether the associated changes in sleep timing modulate the risk of suffering from symptoms of insomnia, the ...