Sleep Disturbance in School-Aged Children with Atopic Dermatitis: Prevalence and Severity in a Cross-Sectional Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atopic dermatitis (AD) causes sleep disturbance but the epidemiology is not known.

Objective

To estimate the US prevalence of sleep disturbance and its impact on psychological and neurocognitive function.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 180 parent-child dyads with AD using stratified sampling based on disease severity (Patient Oriented Eczema Measure: mild [n = 30), moderate (n = 75) or severe (n = 75]), age, and race (White or Black or African American or other). Symptoms of sleep and psychologic health were assessed using the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System. To estimate the prevalence of sleep disturbance, we calculated weights using poststratification adjustment making marginal frequencies of AD severity, race, an

SUBMITTER: Fishbein AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8355069 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature