Sleep in young children with asthma and their parents.
Lisa J Meltzer, Cara E Pugliese
PMID 29119809WHAT IT FOUND
Young children with poorly controlled asthma had later bedtimes, longer sleep onset, and more frequent, longer night wakings than children without asthma.
Their parents also reported more disturbed sleep linked to caregiving and asthma stress.
Key findings
01Children with poorly controlled asthma had later bedtimes and longer sleep onset latency than children with well-controlled or no asthma.
02Children with asthma had more night wakings and longer night wakings than children without asthma.
03Parents of children with asthma reported more night awakenings due to attending to their child's health needs and stress related to that health.
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How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for RNs
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What it does not show
The study used an online research panel, so the sample may not represent all families. Sleep was reported by parents for themselves and their children, and no objective sleep measures were used. The design was cross-sectional, so it cannot show whether asthma control and sleep problems influence each other over time. Minorities were underrepresented, so the results may not apply to all groups.
Declared interests
The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these associations as proof that asthma causes poor sleep or that poor sleep causes asthma control problems. The study is cross-sectional and used parent report, so it cannot show direction or rule out other factors.