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- Eduardo de Sousa Martins E Silva, Ben Hur Vitor Silva Ono, and José Carlos Souza.
- . Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba, MG, Brasil.
- Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2020 Jan 1; 66Suppl 2 (Suppl 2): 143-147.
BackgroundAnalyze how the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and its social restriction measures affect sleep quality and the immunological system.MethodsAn integrative bibliographical review was carried out using scientific articles from the last five years, from the PUBMED databases, with the descriptors: Sleep; Quarantine; COVID-19; Immunity; Mental Health. Besides the books "Oxford textbook of sleep disorders", "Cellular and molecular immunology", and "Treaty of Infectology".ResultsSleep affects immunity. This happens through the regulation of immunological markers and their cells. Therefore, the COVID-19 pandemic can promote sleep disturbances and harm the immune system function.ConclusionSleep exercises a direct influence on immunity maintenance and immunological response. Circadian rhythm alterations, associated with the psychological problems imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic compromise the quality of sleep and, for that reason, the immune system.
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