• Igor Cigarroa, Michelle Bravo-Leal, Sonia Sepúlveda-Martin, Marlis Bernales-Hermosilla, Alexis Espinoza-Salinas, Paula Modinger-Rondanelli, Tuillang Yuing-Farías, and Ivonne Jorquera-Cáceres.
• Escuela de kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile.
• Rev Med Chil. 2022 Jun 1; 150 (6): 764773764-773.

BackgroundCOVID-19 confinement measures in the population affected the quality of life and sleep.AimsTo determine if confinement is associated with a lower quality of life and sleep.Subjects And MethodsA self-reported survey including questions about type of confinement, time spent in front of a screen, the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ), the Sleep Self Report questionnaire and the SF-36 quality of life survey, was answered by 621 Chilean university students.ResultsConfined and not confined respondents spent a great amount of time in front of a screen, in sedentary activities and sleeping > 8 or < 6 hours per day. Those who were in confinement reported having a poorer quality of sleep and quality of life compared to those who were not in confinement. Those who required mandatory confinement for suspected COVID-19 had the worst quality of sleep and quality of life.ConclusionsUniversity students had sedentary lifestyles regardless of the type of confinement. Those who were in confinement, especially for suspected COVID-19 infection, had the worst quality of sleep and quality of life.

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