Accelerometer-derived sleep metrics in mild and difficult-to-treat asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Poor sleep health is associated with increased asthma morbidity and mortality. Accelerometers have been validated to assess sleep parameters though studies using this method in patients with asthma are sparse and none have compared mild to difficult-to-treat asthma populations.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis from two recent in-house trials comparing sleep metrics between patients with mild and difficult-to-treat asthma. Participants wore accelerometers for 24-hours/day for seven days.

Results

Of 124 participants (44 mild, 80 difficult-to-treat), no between-group differences were observed in sleep-window, sleep-time, sleep efficiency or wake time. Sleep-onset time was ~ 40 min later in the difficult-to-treat group (p = 0.019).

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SUBMITTER: Sharma V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787977 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature