• Adel S Alharbi, Sultan M Alshahrani, Muslim M Alsaadi, Hamdan H Al-Jahdali, Siraj O Wali, and Ahmed S BaHammam.
• From the Department of Pediatrics (Alharbi), Pediatric Sleep Disorders Center, Prince Sultan Military City, Ministry of Defense; from the Department of Neurosciences (Alshahrani), King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University; from the Department of Pediatrics (Alsaadi), from the National Plan for Science and Technology (BaHammam), College of Medicine & King Khalid University Hospital; from the University Sleep Disorders Center (BaHammam), Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University; from the Department of Medicine (AL-Jahdali), Sleep Disorder Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz for Health Sciences, Riyadh; and from the Sleep Medicine and Research Center (Wali), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi Med J. 2021 Apr 1; 42 (4): 384390384-390.

ObjectivesTo measure the Saudi population's sleep quality during the lockdown of COVID-19.MethodsAn internet-based questionnaire that was performed during the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic among the Saudi population over 2 weeks from April 1 to April 15, 2020. We used the instant messaging application WhatsApp and Twitter to reach the targeted population. Saudi citizens and non-Saudi residents who can read and understand the questionnaire were recruited. Data were analyzed using Stata and SPSS.ResultsA total of 790 responses were included. The majority of participants were the Saudi population 735 (92.9%). The prevalence of insomnia and poor sleep quality were 54.4% and 55.5%, respectively. Saudi citizenship was associated with longer sleep duration (p=0.031). Female gender and being married were associated with worse global PSQI, sleep quality, sleep distribution, sleep latency, and daytime dysfunction.ConclusionOur findings showed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saudi population had a high prevalence of insomnia and poor sleep quality. Routine monitoring of the psychological impact of life-threatening outbreaks and the adoption of effective early mental health actions should be considered.Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal.

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