A study in Canada has found that women suffer more than men in the months of Covid-19 isolation, with worse sleep and more anxiety, depression and trauma, and also feel more sympathetic than men. Carried out by University of Calgary researchers with the Brain Hotchkiss Institute, the study was published in the journal Frontiers in Global Women’s Health.
The findings are based on an online survey of 573 Canadians (112 men and 459 women, average age 25.9 years) between March 23 and June 7. In a report on the study, the University of Calgary reported that more than 66% of study participants reported poor sleep quality, more than 39% reported more symptoms of insomnia, and increased anxiety and distress in the study. whole sample. Symptoms of sleep, depression and anxiety were more common in women.
Source: University of Calgary