Persistent Sleep Disturbance Following Pandemic Lockdowns: Longitudinal Findings From the UK COVID‐19 Symptom Study Biobank
Barbara Toson, Nathan J. Cheetham, Julia R. B. Brown, Carole H. Sudre, Simon Proctor, Vicky Bowyer, Nicholas R. Harvey, Desaline Joseph, COVID Symptom Study Biobank Consortium, Adam Birdseye, Claire J. Steves, Sutapa Mukherjee, Emma L. Duncan · 2026
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Barbara Toson and colleagues tracked whether lockdown-era sleep trouble and fatigue faded after lockdowns lifted in the UK. Sleep trouble and fatigue ran high during lockdowns, yet most evidence was snapshot rather than long-term. Their forward-looking study followed 2,390 COVID Symptom Study Biobank members with standard forms in autumn 2021 and spring 2022.
High sleep trouble and fatigue stayed after rules lifted, with no real gain over time, no matter catching the virus or post-COVID syndrome. New infection slightly raised apnoea-risk scores, booster jabs eased daytime sleepiness but doubled restless-legs odds. Toson and colleagues urge routine sleep checks for lingering post-lockdown fatigue.
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| CREATOR | Barbara Toson, Nathan J. Cheetham, Julia R. B. Brown, Carole H. Sudre, Simon Proctor, Vicky Bowyer, Nicholas R. Harvey, Desaline Joseph, COVID Symptom Study Biobank Consortium, Adam Birdseye, Claire J. Steves, Sutapa Mukherjee, Emma L. Duncan |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |