Technology giant Samsung has analyzed changing sleep habits around the world with the pandemic. The data collected on Samsung’s Galaxy Watch smartwatches and analyzed by the R&D Center and Big Data Center revealed the changing sleeping habits both in Turkey and in the world. According to the data, the US, Germany and France experienced the largest declines in sleep efficiency, while Turkey went to bed later and woke up later after the pandemic.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world have continued to prioritize their health and well-being. After the effects of the pandemic on business and social life, the awareness of the positive effect of sleep on health is also remarkable. It seems that changing lifestyles with the pandemic are also playing an important role in our sleeping habits.

With the pandemic, sleep times increased, but sleep efficiency fell

Unfortunately, when it comes to sleep, sleeping longer does not necessarily mean better sleep quality. While sleep time includes the time spent in bed trying to sleep, “sleep efficiency” refers to the time actually spent asleep. Changes in our daily lives during the pandemic have caused people around the world to sleep longer. According to the data obtained by Samsung; There seems to be no relationship between sleep duration and sleep efficiency. In fact, while the average sleep duration increased compared to the pre-pandemic period, an overall decrease in sleep efficiency is observed in all countries.

Sleep efficiency for men decreases more than for women

However, the data also differ by gender. While both men and women are resting more than before the pandemic, men are not only sleeping longer than women, but are also experiencing a drastic decrease in their sleep efficiency. Another factor that changes the results is age, while sleep efficiency decreases with age. The exception is people between the ages of 20 and 39 who have seen a significant increase in sleep efficiency. In addition, this age group stands out as the only age group to show a significant increase in both time and productivity.

Turkey started going to bed after the pandemic and waking up later

According to the data, while Turkey stands out with its high sleep efficiency, a change was observed in the hours of falling asleep. Turkey was the country with the last bedtime and wake time before the pandemic, and this situation continues. While wake-up times in Turkey after the pandemic were 13 minutes longer, people in Turkey went to bed 48 minutes later and woke up 40 minutes later than the global average.

How has the pandemic changed global sleep habits?

Looking at sleep habits on a more macro level, there are regional differences. Every country is seeing an increase in sleep time because with the pandemic, on average, everyone wakes up later than before. However, this situation also seems to have different effects on sleep efficiency. When sleep habits were evaluated on a global scale, the prominent results were as follows:

-FranceTurkey had the longest sleep time both before and after the pandemic, while the country’s sleep efficiency declined significantly.

-in Korea Users experienced one of the biggest increases in sleep time and productivity during the pandemic, but still below the global average.

-UNITED STATESexperienced the largest drop in sleep efficiency of all measured regions.

-Germany Although it had the highest global sleep efficiency score in the pre-pandemic period, it experienced one of the largest declines in sleep efficiency since the epidemic.

-Argentinarecorded the highest increase in sleep efficiency since the start of the epidemic.

-The lowest sleep efficiency before the epidemic Indonesia ship, now this rate to Vietnam In addition, of the 16 countries surveyed, Indonesia experienced the largest increase in sleep efficiency compared to pre-pandemic and post-pandemic levels.

-Moreover in Indonesia After the onset of the epidemic, an average increase in sleep time of 11 minutes was observed. Indonesia stands out as the country with the earliest hourly average in the past and today.

The country with the biggest change in wake and sleep hours Mexican. Sleep time has increased by 11 minutes on average and wake time has increased by 17 minutes.

How can we improve sleep quality?

While it is stated that the healthy sleep an adult needs is often 8 hours a day, as the results show, sleep quality may be more important than sleep duration. One of the best ways to get a better night’s sleep and establish a sleep pattern is to track your sleep. While many Samsung Galaxy users use this feature, 50 percent of Galaxy Watch smartwatch users track their sleep at least once a week. 40 percent of users track their sleep more than three times a week. Users can use the following methods to better manage their sleep time and sleep quality with Samsung Galaxy Watch series;

Track your sleep pattern: Sleep score indicates when you enter deep sleep or REM sleep and provides detailed data about changes in sleep and wake times.

Understand your sleep quality better: Features such as “Blood Oxygen Monitoring” and “Snoring Detection” provide more information about users’ sleep patterns and overall health.

Try using a sleep training program: Galaxy Watch’s ‘Sleep Coach’ feature allows users to benefit from personalized sleep guidance based on real-life sleep habits.

Create the ideal sleeping environment: Users can use automatic settings that control the temperature and light level to ensure their sleeping environment is ideal for high quality sleep.

Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency