TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Nightmare frequency is a risk factor for suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic
JO  - Journal of sleep research
A1  - Bolstad, Courtney J.
A1  - Holzinger, Brigitte
A1  - Scarpelli, Serena
A1  - De gennaro, Luigi
A1  - Yordanova, Juliana
A1  - Koumanova, Silvia
A1  - Mota-Rolim, Sérgio
A1  - Benedict, Christian
A1  - Bjorvatn, Bjørn
A1  - Chan, Ngan Yin
A1  - Chung, Frances
A1  - Dauvilliers, Yves
A1  - Espie, Colin A.
A1  - Inoue, Yuichi
A1  - Korman, Maria
A1  - Koscec Bjelajac, Adrijana
A1  - Landtblom, Anne-Marie
A1  - Matsui, Kentaro
A1  - Merikanto, Ilona
A1  - Morin, Charles M.
A1  - Partinen, Markku
A1  - Penzel, Thomas
A1  - Plazzi, Giuseppe
A1  - Reis, Cátia
A1  - Ross, Biserka
A1  - Wing, Yun Kwok
A1  - Nadorff, Michael R.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The association between nightmare frequency (NMF) and suicidal ideation (SI) is well known, yet the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this relation is inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate changes in NMF, SI, and their association during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected in 16 countries using a harmonised questionnaire. The sample included 9328 individuals (4848 women; age M[SD] = 46.85 [17.75] years), and 17.60% reported previous COVID-19. Overall, SI was significantly 2% lower during the pandemic vs. before, and this was consistent across genders and ages. Most countries/regions demonstrated decreases in SI during this pandemic, with Austria (-9.57%), Sweden (-6.18%), and Bulgaria (-5.14%) exhibiting significant declines in SI, but Italy (1.45%) and Portugal (2.45%) demonstrated non-significant increases. Suicidal ideation was more common in participants with long-COVID (21.10%) vs. short-COVID (12.40%), though SI did not vary by COVID-19 history. Nightmare frequency increased by 4.50% during the pandemic and was significantly higher in those with previous COVID-19 (14.50% vs. 10.70%), during infection (23.00% vs. 8.10%), and in those with long-COVID (18.00% vs. 8.50%). The relation between NMF and SI was not significantly stronger during the pandemic than prior (rs = 0.18 vs. 0.14; z = 2.80). Frequent nightmares during the pandemic increased the likelihood of reporting SI (OR = 1.57, 95% CI 1.20-2.05), while frequent dream recall during the pandemic served a protective effect (OR = 0.74, 95% CI 0.59-0.94). These findings have important implications for identifying those at risk of suicide and may offer a potential pathway for suicide prevention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0962-1105
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14165
ID  - ref1
ER  -