Association of Atopic Dermatitis With Sleep Quality in Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pruritus, a hallmark of atopic dermatitis (AD), is thought to disrupt sleep, yet little is known about how variations in disease activity and severity of this common childhood condition may be associated with sleep patterns over time.

Objective

To determine whether children with active AD have impaired sleep duration and quality at multiple time points throughout childhood and whether disease severity affects sleep outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This longitudinal cohort study used data of children enrolled in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a population-based birth cohort in Avon, United Kingdom. Participants were children (N = 13 988) alive at 1 year and followed up with repeated measures of self-reported AD and sleep thro

SUBMITTER: Ramirez FD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6503516 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature