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      Correlation Between Chronotypes and Depressive Symptoms Mediated by Sleep Quality Among Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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          Abstract

          Purpose

          The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the mental health of the population. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigate the correlations between chronotypes, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms.

          Participants and Methods

          In the current study, 2526 college students responded anonymously to an online questionnaire survey from 26 May 2020 to 20 July 2020. The participants’ chronotypes, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Chinese version of the Morning and Evening Questionnaire-5 (MEQ-5), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Sociodemographic information of the participants was also acquired. Statistical analyses were performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 19.0 software, with the mediating effect assessed by Hayes’ PROCESS Macro.

          Results

          During the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances among Chinese college students surveyed was 54.95% and 48.18%, respectively. From absolute evening chronotype to absolute morning chronotype, the surveyed college students’ chronotypes were negatively correlated with their depressive symptoms. Moreover, the mediation analysis showed that the correlation between chronotypes and depressive symptoms was fully mediated by sleep quality. Eveningness college students with poorer sleep quality were more likely to report higher levels of depressive symptoms.

          Conclusion

          Our findings suggest that during the COVID-19 pandemic, delayed circadian preference (ie, eveningness) may be linked to worse depressive symptoms among Chinese college students, and call for more attention to the sleep quality of Chinese college students as sleep quality fully mediated the correlation between chronotypes and depressive symptoms among them. Reasonable adjustment in bedtime/circadian preference and improvement in sleep quality may help to reduce the prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms among Chinese college students.

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          Summary Background A recent cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, was caused by a novel betacoronavirus, the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). We report the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and radiological characteristics and treatment and clinical outcomes of these patients. Methods All patients with suspected 2019-nCoV were admitted to a designated hospital in Wuhan. We prospectively collected and analysed data on patients with laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV infection by real-time RT-PCR and next-generation sequencing. Data were obtained with standardised data collection forms shared by WHO and the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium from electronic medical records. Researchers also directly communicated with patients or their families to ascertain epidemiological and symptom data. Outcomes were also compared between patients who had been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and those who had not. Findings By Jan 2, 2020, 41 admitted hospital patients had been identified as having laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV infection. Most of the infected patients were men (30 [73%] of 41); less than half had underlying diseases (13 [32%]), including diabetes (eight [20%]), hypertension (six [15%]), and cardiovascular disease (six [15%]). Median age was 49·0 years (IQR 41·0–58·0). 27 (66%) of 41 patients had been exposed to Huanan seafood market. One family cluster was found. Common symptoms at onset of illness were fever (40 [98%] of 41 patients), cough (31 [76%]), and myalgia or fatigue (18 [44%]); less common symptoms were sputum production (11 [28%] of 39), headache (three [8%] of 38), haemoptysis (two [5%] of 39), and diarrhoea (one [3%] of 38). Dyspnoea developed in 22 (55%) of 40 patients (median time from illness onset to dyspnoea 8·0 days [IQR 5·0–13·0]). 26 (63%) of 41 patients had lymphopenia. All 41 patients had pneumonia with abnormal findings on chest CT. Complications included acute respiratory distress syndrome (12 [29%]), RNAaemia (six [15%]), acute cardiac injury (five [12%]) and secondary infection (four [10%]). 13 (32%) patients were admitted to an ICU and six (15%) died. Compared with non-ICU patients, ICU patients had higher plasma levels of IL2, IL7, IL10, GSCF, IP10, MCP1, MIP1A, and TNFα. Interpretation The 2019-nCoV infection caused clusters of severe respiratory illness similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and was associated with ICU admission and high mortality. Major gaps in our knowledge of the origin, epidemiology, duration of human transmission, and clinical spectrum of disease need fulfilment by future studies. Funding Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission.
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                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nat Sci Sleep
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Nat Sci Sleep
                Journal ID (publisher-id): nss
                Title: Nature and Science of Sleep
                Publisher: Dove
                ISSN (Electronic): 1179-1608
                Publication date (Electronic): 30 June 2023
                Publication date Collection: 2023
                Volume: 15
                Pages: 499-509
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Students’ Affairs Division, Jinan University , Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
                [2 ]The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University , Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
                [3 ]School of International Studies, Jinan University , Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
                Author notes
                Correspondence: Qiaoting Huang, Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University , 613 West Huangpu Avenue, Guangzhou, 510630, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 20 38688651, Email qiaoting_huang@163.com
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                Article
                Publisher ID: 403932
                DOI: 10.2147/NSS.S403932
                PMC ID: 10319285
                PubMed ID: 37408566
                SO-VID: 0d0be119-5ad8-4099-8ea9-027d1673710c
                Copyright © © 2023 Zhang et al.
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                History
                Date received : 25 January 2023
                Date accepted : 16 June 2023
                Page count
                Figures: 1, Tables: 1, References: 89, Pages: 11
                Funding
                Funded by: the Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou;
                Funded by: the Youth Research Projects of Guangdong Province;
                Funded by: the National Steering Committee for Medical Professional Degree Education;
                The present study was funded by the Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou (202201010731), the Youth Research Projects of Guangdong Province (2020WT013), and the National Steering Committee for Medical Professional Degree Education (B3-YX20190604-05).
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                Keywords: covid-19,chronotype,depressive symptom,sleep quality,college student
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                Keywords: covid-19, chronotype, depressive symptom, sleep quality, college student

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