The impact of sleep duration, sleep debt and insomnia symptoms on infection risk: a longitudinal cohort study with 1-year follow-up

Key Points

• This research aims to investigate how sleep duration, sleep debt, and insomnia relate to infection risk over time.
• Conducted a longitudinal cohort study over one year
• Monitored sleep patterns and assessed insomnia symptoms
• Evaluated infection occurrences among participants
• Insufficient sleep is linked to a higher risk of infections
• Participants with sleep debt reported more infection cases
• Insomnia symptoms correlated with increased infection susceptibility