Many of us slept for longer during lockdown, but sleep quality was worse, says study

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BASEL, June 16 — New European research has revealed that many of us were sleeping for longer during the Covid-19 lockdowns, however on the downside, the quality of our sleep was worse.  Carried out by researchers at the University of Basel and the Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel, the new study surveyed 435 adults in Austria, Germany and Switzerland about their sleep rhythms and sleep behavior during the phase with the strictest Covid-19 restrictions, which was a six-week period between mid-March until the end of April.  The survey responses, which were published in the scientific journal Current Biology, showed that 75 per cent of the participants reported sleeping up to 50 minutes longer during the lockdown than before the lockdown.  The team explains that research has suggested that many sleep disorders are due to a busy modern lifestyle, with work and social commitments setting a sleep cycle that is often not in line with the body's own internal biological clock ...
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