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Study Investigates Link Between, COVID, Mental Health and Insomnia.<br/>PsyPost reports that a new study by Phenikaa University <br/>in Vietnam has highlighted one of the more common and <br/>lingering symptoms of COVID-19: insomnia.<br/>PsyPost reports that a new study by Phenikaa University <br/>in Vietnam has highlighted one of the more common and <br/>lingering symptoms of COVID-19: insomnia.<br/>As a sleep researcher, I received <br/>many questions and complaints <br/>from relatives, friends, and colleagues <br/>about their sleep disturbances <br/>after recovering from Covid-19, Dr Huong T. X. Hoang, Lead author of the article <br/>published in 'Frontiers in Public Health,' via PsyPost.<br/>I found that the majority of papers <br/>focused on hospitalized patients. <br/>The environment of their treatment <br/>and quarantine would differ greatly <br/>from those with milder symptoms, Dr Huong T. X. Hoang, Lead author of the article <br/>published in 'Frontiers in Public Health,' via PsyPost.<br/>Patients were asked to compare the quality and length <br/>of their sleep, as well as how easy it was for them to <br/>fall asleep, before and after they contracted COVID.<br/>Patients were asked to compare the quality and length <br/>of their sleep, as well as how easy it was for them to <br/>fall asleep, before and after they contracted COVID.<br/>Of the 1,056 people surveyed, over 76.1% of<br/>participants said they experienced insomnia.<br/>22.8% of those surveyed reported <br/>experiencing severe insomnia.<br/>The study found that two groups experienced <br/>a statistically significant increased rate of insomnia, <br/>including those with depressive or anxious symptoms.<br/>The authors of the study note that further <br/>investigation of the connection between COVID, <br/>mental health problems and insomnia is needed.<br/>Since this is a cross-sectional <br/>study, the relationship of anxiety <br/>and depression with insomnia <br/>cannot be fully investigated, Dr Huong T. X. Hoang, Lead author of the article <br/>published in 'Frontiers in Public Health,' via PsyPost.<br/>In addition, collecting data <br/>online and a convenience <br/>sampling method can cause <br/>recall bias and selection bias. , Dr Huong T. X. Hoang, Lead author of the article <br/>published in 'Frontiers in Public Health,' via PsyPost