Assessment of Sleep Disturbances and Exhaustion in Mothers of Children With Atopic Dermatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The well-being and development of children is strongly influenced by parents' physical and psychosocial health. Data from small, clinic-based studies suggest that sleep loss may be common in parents of children with atopic dermatitis (AD), but longitudinal population-based studies are lacking.

Objectives

To compare sleep disturbances over time between mothers of children with and without AD and to determine whether these disturbances are associated with the child's disease severity and the child's sleep disturbances.

Design, setting, and participants

In the ongoing Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, all pregnant women residing in Avon, United Kingdom, with an expected delivery date between April 1, 1991, and December 31, 1992, were recruited.

SUBMITTER: Ramirez FD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6506883 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature