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Missed sleep and asthma morbidity in urban children

Lauren C Daniel1, Julie Boergers, Sheryl J Kopel

  • 1Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology : Official Publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
|June 26, 2012
PubMed

Insights

Missed sleep negatively impacts urban children with asthma, increasing school absences and reducing quality of life. These effects are more pronounced in Latino children and those with higher anxiety.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Sleep Medicine
  • Asthma Research
  • Urban Health Disparities

Background:

  • Urban children face sleep disruption risks from environmental factors, minority stress, and anxiety.
  • Asthma exacerbates sleep issues in children, yet the impact of sleep loss on asthma morbidity is understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the link between missed sleep, asthma-related quality of life (QoL), and asthma morbidity in diverse urban children.
  • To explore the role of anxiety in mediating the relationship between missed sleep and asthma outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • 147 urban children (ages 6-13) with asthma participated.
  • Parental reports assessed asthma morbidity, missed sleep, parental QoL, and child behavior.

Main Results:

  • Missed sleep correlated with increased school absences, activity limitations, and lower QoL.
  • Associations between missed sleep and asthma morbidity were stronger in Latino children.
  • Higher child anxiety amplified the negative impact of missed sleep on asthma morbidity.

Conclusions:

  • Missed sleep is a potential factor affecting daily functioning in urban children with asthma.
  • The impact of missed sleep on asthma may be particularly significant for Latino families.
  • Anxiety may mediate the relationship between sleep deprivation and asthma morbidity, worsening outcomes.
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