RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sleep in children with asthma: results of the PIAMA study
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP erj00194-2012
DO 10.1183/09031936.00019412
A1 Annette van Maanen
A1 Alet H. Wijga
A1 Ulrike Gehring
A1 Dirkje S. Postma
A1 Henriëtte A. Smit
A1 Frans J. Oort
A1 Roos Rodenburg
A1 Anne Marie Meijer
YR 2012
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2012/08/16/09031936.00019412.abstract
AB Children with asthma are thought to have impaired sleep quality and quantity. In this study we investigated which of many sleep aspects are associated with asthma.The sample consisted of 2529 children (11 years) who participated in the Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy (PIAMA) birth cohort study. Parents reported about asthma symptoms (wheezing, dyspnoea, prescription of inhaled corticosteroids, asthma diagnosis) and children reported about different aspects of sleep (bedtime, rise time, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness/tiredness). Results were analysed with (logistic) regression analysis.Children with frequent asthma symptoms significantly more often reported that they felt sleepy or tired during the day (34.4% experienced daytime sleepiness/tiredness at least once a week) than children without asthma symptoms (22.2%), and children with infrequent asthma symptoms (21.9%). This association was not confounded by gender, age of the child, parental educational level, or smoking inside the house; nor was the effect modified by gender. There were no associations between asthma and bedtime, time spent in bed or sleep quality.Children with frequent asthma symptoms more often experienced daytime sleepiness/tiredness than children with infrequent or no asthma symptoms. Children with asthma did otherwise not differ much from children without asthma with regard to sleep.