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Subjective sleep-related breathing disorders and executive function in children with intermittent or mild persistent

Dimos Gidaris1,2, Stella Stabouli1, Kleio Eleftheriou3

  • 11st Department of Pediatrics, Hippokratio General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

The Clinical Respiratory Journal
|March 22, 2021
PubMed

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This study found no significant differences in sleep-related breathing disorders or executive function between children with mild asthma and healthy controls. Sleep-disordered breathing scores correlated with executive function in both groups, suggesting a general link.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Neuroscience
  • Sleep Medicine

Background:

  • Sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) impact executive function, but research in community-based asthmatic children is limited.
  • Asthma, particularly intermittent or mild persistent types, may be associated with sleep disturbances.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of SRBD in children with mild asthma in primary care.
  • To investigate the relationship between SRBD and executive function in these children.

Main Methods:

  • A case-control study involving 76 children with asthma and 85 healthy controls.
  • Parental completion of the Paediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF).

Main Results:

  • No statistically significant differences in PSQ or BRIEF scores were found between asthmatic children and controls.
  • In both groups, obstructive sleep-related breathing disorder scores correlated significantly with executive function composite scales (BRI, MI, GEC).

Conclusions:

  • Children with mild asthma in primary care settings showed no significant differences in subjective sleep-disordered breathing compared to controls.
  • No significant differences in behavioral correlates of executive function were observed between asthmatic children and healthy controls.
Abstract

Keywords:
asthmachildrenexecutive functionsleep-related breathing disorder

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