Increased sleep latency and reduced sleep duration in children with asthma
Author(s) -
Megan E. Jensen,
Peter G. Gibson,
Clare E. Collins,
Jodi Hilton,
Fiona Latham-Smith,
Lisa G. Wood
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sleep and breathing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.907
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1522-1709
pISSN - 1520-9512
DOI - 10.1007/s11325-012-0687-1
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , sleep (system call) , polysomnography , pediatrics , sleep disorder , sleep onset latency , neurology , sleep onset , audiology , physical therapy , psychiatry , insomnia , electroencephalography , computer science , operating system
Sleep disturbance is reported to be more prevalent in children and adolescents with asthma than those without. However, this has not been described adequately using objective measures. The aim of this study was to objectively characterise sleep disturbance in asthmatic and non-asthmatic children and adolescents.
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