Sleep Habits in Social Isolation due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Eunice Saraí Méndez Cházaro Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco image/svg+xml
  • Dora Emilce Rincón Benavides Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco image/svg+xml
  • Erick Murillo Collado Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco image/svg+xml
  • José Arnold González Garrido Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco image/svg+xml
  • Carlos Javier López Victorio Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco image/svg+xml
  • Ismael Carrillo Hidalgo CENTRO DE ATENCION MEDICA Y BENEFICENCIA IS-DOOR AC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19136/jobs.a12n33.6693

Keywords:

pandemics, social isolation, sleep habits, covid-19

Abstract

Objective: Identifying behaviors that influence sleep habits, whether negative or positive, will allow us to understand their impact on biopsychosocial performance during social isolation due to COVID-19.

Material and methods: A systematic literature review of 50 scientific sources (Scielo, Elsevier, PubMed, Redalyc, and Google Scholar) was conducted, using keywords such as "mental health," "social isolation," "sleep habits," and "COVID-19." Some studies were discarded because they did not directly address the relationship between isolation and sleep.

Results: The review revealed psychological responses such as anxiety, fear, anger, and confusion, as well as harmful habits such as insomnia, resulting from confinement.

Conclusions: Social isolation increases the risk of sleep disturbances. Surveys are proposed to identify habits resulting from confinement and their direct relationship with the pandemic.

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2026-04-30

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Méndez Cházaro, E. S., Rincón Benavides, D. E., Murillo Collado, E., González Garrido, J. A., López Victorio, C. J., & Carrillo Hidalgo, I. (2026). Sleep Habits in Social Isolation due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. JOURNAL OF BASIC SCIENCES, 12(33), 83-91. https://doi.org/10.19136/jobs.a12n33.6693