• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Shift workers are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 compared with day workers: Results from the international COVID sleep study (ICOSS) of 7141 workers 

      Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Merikanto, Ilona; Reis, Catia; Korman, Maria; Bjelajac, Adrijana Koscec; Holzinger, Brigitte; De Gennaro, Luigi; Wing, Yun Kwok; Morin, Charles M.; Espie, Colin A.; Benedict, Christian; Landtblom, Anne-Marie; Matsui, Kentaro; Hrubos-Strøm, Harald; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio; Nadorff, Michael R.; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Chan, Rachel Ngan Yin; Partinen, Markku; Dauvilliers, Yves; Chung, Frances; Forthun, Ingeborg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The present study had two main aims. First, to investigate whether shift/night workers had a higher prevalence and severity of COVID-19 compared with day workers. Second, to investigate whether people regularly working in ...
    • 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 ...