The crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic has created a generalized climate of anxiety, which has increased stress levels that can lead to insomnia—even in people who do not usually suffer from it. While it is true that good sleep is essential to health in normal times, this becomes even more the case in this period of confinement.
Sleep of good quality and of sufficient duration is essential to being mentally and physically functional. Conversely, poor sleep can put a person at risk. Lack of sleep, whether or not it is caused by a physiological or behavioral disorder, increases obesity, reduces immunity, impairs job performance, memory, and many other functions.
